VIDEO SHOWS: ITALY TEAM TRAINING ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH / ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, AND ITALY DEFENDER, FEDERICO DIMARCO, SPEAKING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: CARNAGO, ITALY (NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING MIDFIELDER SANDRO TONALI, TRAINING ON DAY BEFORE MATCH 2. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA, TRAINING 3. DONNARUMMA TRAINING 4. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA AND MIDFIELDER DAVIDE FRATTESI, TRAINING 5. ITALY PLAYERS TRAINING, INCLUDING DEFENDER ALESSANDRO BASTONI, FORWARD MATTIA ZACCAGNI, FORWARD GIANLUCA SCAMACCA, FORWARD GIACOMO RASPADORI AND MIDFIELDER MANUEL LOCATELLI 6. FRATTESI TRAINING 7. ITALY PLAYERS TRAINING / HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, WATCHING 8. FORWARD, MATTEO POLITANO, APPLAUDING 9. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING SCAMACCA AND BASTONI, TRAINING 10. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DEFENDER FEDERICO DIMARCO, TRAINING 11. GATTUSO LOOKING ON 12. BASTONI, DEFENDER ANDREA CAMBIASO, GOALKEEPER GUGLIELMO VICARIO WALKING 13. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING RASPADORI AND ZACCAGNI, WALKING 14. LOCATELLI, DIMARCO AND DEFENDER GIANLUCA MANCINI RUNNING 15. DEFENDER, ANDREA CAMBIASO, AND MIDFIELDER, SAMUELE RICCI, TRAINING 16. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING FORWARD FRANCESCO PIO ESPOSITO, TRAINING 17. ITALY PLAYERS, INCLUDING DONNARUMMA, TRAINING 18. ITALY PLAYERS TRAINING, GATTUSO WATCHING CARNAGO, ITALY (NOVEMBER 15, 2025) (FIGC – Access all) 19. PRESS CONFERENCE BEGINNING 20. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: JOURNALIST: "This is a match that, let's say, in terms of pride, can give that extra bit along the way…" GATTUSO: "We must be very smart and not get carried away by enthusiasm, because after pride, you know better than me… because tomorrow we have a lot at stake, because it's a match that also makes us understand what level we're at, what level the bar is set at. But we need great intelligence. Don't take risks, don't risk getting sent off, don't do anything stupid, understand? And in my opinion, it's a match at a level where we can grow in terms of mentality, even in this type of match." 21. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 22. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALY HEAD COACH, GENNARO GATTUSO, SAYING: "Our future is today, to go at all costs, to try to go to the World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico, you understand? After that, it's normal. We're talking about how, at this moment, we can stay closer, stay with our players. We are organising how and where to meet, if there is a chance to see them in February, to spend 48 hours together, to visit the players, to drink a nice hot tea with a slice of tart and a nice coffee. Some play in the south, some play in the north, some play abroad. We are organising for this." 23. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 24. (SOUNDBITE) (English, Italian) ITALY DEFENDER, FEDERICO DIMARCO, SAYING: JOURNALIST (English): "Is it possible for you to win nine zero tomorrow?" ORGANISER (Italian): "We have the translation." DIMARCO (Italian): "I understand, I understand. (LAUGHS) But let's be honest, I think it's very difficult, if not impossible. But regardless of the 9-0 result, tomorrow is the last match before the play-offs in March, and we should play a great game, also because winning helps you win. And we still need to confirm the things we're trying out with the coach ahead of the play-offs." 25. GATTUSO LEAVING STORY: The Italian national football team trained on Saturday (15 November), on the eve of the final World Cup qualifier they will play against Norway at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Earlier in the group stage Italy lost 3-0 in Oslo, a result that now makes automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup an almost impossible task, needing to win and overturn Norway's goal difference of 17. "We must be very smart and not get carried away by enthusiasm," Italy head coach, Gennaro Gattuso, said during a press confence, "because tomorrow we have a lot at stake." If they fail in this titanic undertaking, Italy will still play for a place in the World Cup in the play-offs next spring. "Regardless of the 9-0 result, tomorrow is the last match before the play-offs in March, and we should play a great game, also because winning helps you win," said defender Federico Dimarco. Considering this possibility, the coach said that he is looking for opportunities to meet with the players in the coming months and prepare for what could be a decisive appointment. Italy, who failed to reach the last two World Cups after successive playoff defeats, is trying to avoid a third straight absence. (Production: Alex Fraser, Matteo Negri)
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