Dino Zoff: Italy national team matches are not as popular as tennis? This is really thought-provoking

Former Italian national team goalkeeper Dino Zoff was interviewed by La Stampa and mentioned that the TV ratings of the tennis match between Sinner and Alcaraz exceeded that of the match between Italy and Norway.

He said: "The tennis match in Turin is a world-class final, but for the national team, it is just an ordinary World Cup qualifying match, and the result of the match has no impact on qualifying for the World Cup. There is an essential difference between the two, but so many TV viewers watched The tennis match was really thought-provoking. "

"That's why we need to see Italy return to the World Cup. This defeat is heavy, and the home defeat is even more painful. Norway performed exceptionally in the second half and they deserved the victory. , But this is the case in our league. We played too few games, the rhythm of the game was low, and the referee whistled for every situation, including performances where some players fell to the ground for no reason."

However, Zoff is not worried about the play-offs: "I am confident that we have the ability. Dealing with play-off opponents and knowing how to motivate ourselves in difficult situations is important to be at our best physically and mentally in March, and after missing two consecutive World Cups, it is too important for us to fail."