Italy coach Conte downplays loss

LILLE: Italy coach Antonio Conte congratulated the Republic of Ireland after the 1-0 win. “I got a good response from the guys who hadn’t played as much. Tonight’s

Published on: Jun 24, 2016, 09:30:42 IST

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LILLE: Italy coach Antonio Conte congratulated the Republic of Ireland after the 1-0 win. “I got a good response from the guys who hadn’t played as much. Tonight’s game was tough, very physical, against a side that played a lot of long balls, put in a lot of heavy challenges and a lot of balls into the mixer,” Conte said.

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