The Udinese striker has stated that he is grateful to the Azzurri chief for placing his trust in him, and has wished his best to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giuseppe-Rossi-c15027.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306 has expressed his gratitude to Cesare Prandelli for including him in the Azzurri squad despite having other options, and has revealed that he trusted Spain to beat the Croatians.
The Udinese captain started in the last group match for Italy alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 after failing to score.
The Azzurri went on to win the clash against Ireland which when combined with Spain’s victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879, saw them earn their ticket to the knockout stage of Euro 2012.
Di Natale stated that he is filled with gratitude for Prandelli who despite training with other strikers in the qualification stage, chose him to replace the injured Giuseppe Rossi in the Azzurri squad.
The Udinese skipper stated that his inclusion in the Nazionale has a lot to do with his consistent scoring performances in Serie A, and stressed that he respects the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 chief’s decision to wait for the Villarreal striker until the last moment before announcing
his final selection for the Euros.
While talking to the press, the 34-year-old said:
“I must thank the Coach, as with two years of work with many players he then ended up giving me a chance for the Euros. In two years I scored many goals and the Coach waited to the end to see what would happen with Giuseppe Rossi, but we all wish him well
for the future.”
Despite their 2-0 victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s 1-0 victory over Croatia, before kicking-off their celebrations.
Di Natale stressed that he discussed the scenario with other team-mates, and had decided that his primary focus will remain on beating the Boys in Green rather than the other Group C game.
“Since last night with Cassano and Buffon we were convinced that we had to do our http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 and then see what happened. We had faith in Spain.” He added.
The Udinese-man pointed out that their opponents for the quarter-finals could be any one of the three stout adversaries from Group D, but insisted that he would prefer to have a go against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
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