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UEFA.comNuccorini noble despite defeatFriday, 18 February 2005 Despite seeing his side relinquish their hold on the UEFA European Futsal Championship trophy, Italy coach Alessandro Nuccorini was in sporting mood after the Azzurri's 4-2 defeat that left his Russian counterpart Oleg Ivanov offering glowing praise to his players.
Alessandro Nuccorini, Italy coachFirst of all, I would like to congratulate Russia. Their team is very strong, young and they play in the correct way. I wish them well in the future. Their goalkeeper was outstanding but we will not cry about it. Instead we will say well done to the Russian team. I tried to stimulate our team to attack but without the right result. Maybe it was a sign that we were tired.
Oleg Ivanov, Russia coachI would like to express my thanks at Alessandro Nuccorini’s appreciation of our team. I am sorry to say that in such great matches only one team can win. It was very hard to play when we were behind twice but thanks to the mobile play of our team we managed to equalise the score and then go on to win. Of course this is due to the boys. They found the strength to draw level and in the end they managed the victory. During this game, every player knew what to do. We played to win.
