Federico Chiesa has a very positive record at Euro 2020, making history by scoring for Italy against Austria, 25 years after his father Enrico. After knocking out Belgium, Italy will face Spain in the semi-finals, and the Juventus striker said on Sunday that the team will try to dedicate the victory to his teammate Leonardo Spinazzola, who was seriously injured in the match against the Belgians – an Achilles violation. tendon of the left foot.
“It was a fantastic feeling to be able to keep your last name in European and world football. I am proud to be the son of my parents. That evening I talked to my father, I was happy for my goal, but above all because Italy lost, ”he said in an interview with Sky Sport Italia.
Returning to the game against Belgium, Chiesa highlighted coach Roberto Mancini: “We played a great game, but this is thanks to the work that the coach has developed over the past two years, our vision of football, our enthusiasm. We are like brothers. Now the results are coming. “
And in this sense, Chiesa hopes to dedicate another triumph to Spinazzola, which will stop for a few months. “I feel sorry for Spin, he had a big euro and was a key player. Losing a brother is not good. Let’s get better and try to devote something good, joy to him, ”he added.
