Euro 2024, Abodi’s torpedo to Spalletti’s (and Gravina’s) National Team

“I was in Berlin and so I experienced first-hand the bitterness of a defeat, of an unconditional surrender. which was not only sporting but also moral. There was no reaction, there was not a flash, a look of those that in sport are seen especially in difficult moments”. The Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, speaking during ‘Non Stop News’ on Rtl, expressed himself in this way on Italy’s failure at Euro 2024. The minister was in the stands in Berlin for the round of 16 match lost 2-0 against Switzerland.

“We need to bring out the moral strength that the blue jersey must inspire and that those who wear it must be able to represent. The game is now over, we have returned home, but the thing that surprised me is the search for other people’s responsibilities. I think that when faced with defeat, the first factor that must emerge is self-criticism and start again from there. It is too easy to look at other people’s responsibilities”, he adds.

“Once again, sport teaches us to take responsibility directly and not to pass it on,” adds Abodi. “The players who go on the field know this perfectly well, I can’t imagine that they didn’t have the ability to rewind the tape, review the game and understand where they went wrong. Moreover, it’s not about individual and tactical errors, lhe seemed morally absent in the national team. This must spark reflections, so that there can be a full stop.”