Former Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is impressed by Roberto Mancini's Italy.
The Azzurri meet Belgium on Friday night in the Euro 2020 quarterfinals.
“Italy are one of the teams that are an exception because they have found a balance between the attack and defence, and a collective game," Conte said.
“You don't go undefeated for 31 games by chance. Compared to my Italy in 2016, there are similarities: the most important common point is that we are talking about two teams with their own balance and their own game identity.
“Then, you can play with 3-5-2 like I did or with 4-3-3 like Mancini does. It depends on the characteristics and quality of the players, but what is essential is to always give an idea, a structure, a DNA."
