“We played with the heart that sets us apart”

Alex Trivellato celebrated his long-awaited comeback against the reigning world champions on Thursday in Riga after recovering from the corona infection. The man from Leifer was partly responsible for this The Blue Team bravely beat the vastly superior Finns and finally walked off the ice with his head held high. “After the long quarantine it was certainly not easy to return against Finland. But I wanted to play, which I made clear the day after my positive corona test," says Trivellato: "I want to help the boys, I'm happy to be here and I'm convinced that things are getting better day by day. “ In the press conference after the game, coach Giorgio De Bettin was full of praise for his team's performance - even if he didn't like one thing: "After the first third I took the boys to task," says the Cortina legend: " We cannot move away from our identity because we know exactly what our boundaries are. In the starting section we didn't support each other, didn't show the attitude we need to survive against such an opponent." After his speech, the players gave a good answer, "which is a sign of maturity and belonging to the jersey.” Next hurdle: Kazakhstan De Bettin was surprised that his team was able to keep up so well physically despite the poor preparation and said about their next opponent Kazakhstan: “We must not forget that 75% of Kazakhs play in the KHL. That's why I'm expecting a game that will be pretty similar to the last ones. “We have to work hard on defense, attack with more continuity and try to have the puck in our own ranks more often,” says De Bettin. But the most important thing is to play with the heart, which Italy has shown throughout the World Cup and which characterizes the decimated national team. The game starts on Saturday at 11.15:XNUMX a.m. and will take place from SportNews -Live ticker accompanied.

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“We played with the heart that sets us apart”

Italy's national team put in a very good performance against Finland at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Latvia on Thursday evening despite the 0-3 defeat. The Azzurri were correspondingly happy and proud after the game.

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