Speaking to Sky Italia, Federico Chiesa gave his thoughts after sealing the bronze for Italy.
"I am happy with the goal and for the team. Perhaps we deserved more over the two games," said the Juventus attacker, who has struggled with injuries this season.
"We are ready, I think we proved that over the last few years. There is talent in Italy, it just needs to be used properly.
"Mancini has done that with great courage, bringing through players like for example Nicolo Zaniolo for international duty before he’d even played a single Serie A match.
"Obviously, there were some wonderful moments, some less great, but this is football and we can look to the future with positivity.
"It has been a very difficult year for me, it ended better than it started. It will already be an improvement that next season I will be able to take part in training with the rest of the team, which I’ve not been able to do for a while."
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