The Azzurri kept up their impeccable record against
Joachim Low's men, battling to a 1-1 draw, and the coach was pleased with his
players' performances
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli admits that his side
struggled at times to secure a 1-1 with Germany at San Siro on Friday.
Mats Hummels gave the Mannschaft an eighth-minute lead as
he headed Toni Kroos' corner in off the post, but the Azzurri pulled one back
through Ignazio Abate in the 28th minute.
Joachim Low's men dominated much of the match and
Prandelli acknowledged that his side still have plenty of work to do to match
the best sides in the world.
"In my view we played a good game. We struggled a
little with their passing, as they played without strikers, so it was tough at
the start to figure out how to approach them," he told Rai Sport.
"It [the Germany goal] was a corner and clearly we
have to improve a lot, especially on set plays.
"We wanted numerical superiority in midfield, it
worked and we had around 20 very strong minutes in which we had the
opportunities to win.
"Germany are one of the strongest sides in the
world. If we think that we're the best and can dominate Germany, then we're
wrong."
Much of the pre-match build-up had focused on Italy's
impressive record against their visitors, and the Germans have now not any of
their last eight meetings - a run that stretches back to 1995.
Culled from Goal
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