Ahead of their much-awaited Euro semi-final clash against Spain, Roberto Mancini, Italy coach, said that it is \u2018very unfair\u2019 that the vast majority of the 60,000 spectators expected at Wembley won\u2019t be from the respective countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty unfair if I\u2019m perfectly honest,\u201d the Italy head coach said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re better off playing in front of any crowd as opposed to playing in front of a small number of people; that\u2019s what\u2019s great about football and entertainment in general. But I do think it\u2019s very unfair that we don\u2019t have half the stadium full of Italian fans and half the stadium full of Spaniards,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Wembley is hosting both the semifinals, and the final on Sunday. There is scope for 75 per cent of the venue\u2019s 90,000 capacity to house fans in each of the three games after a deal between the UK government and UEFA last month. A massive rise from the 41,973 spectators who witnessed England\u2019s last-16 victory against Germany at Wembley last week and the crowd on Tuesday will be by far the biggest at a British sporting event since 16 months.<\/p>\n
Spain\u2019s attacking line is likely to feature Alvaro Morata, a team mate of Italy defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini at Juventus has had quite a few critics during the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a friend, we are often together,\u201d Bonucci said. \u201cI know what it means to read criticism, to hear certain things. I am close to him, Alvaro is an exquisite person, a good guy, a great player.\u201d the Italian defender added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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