During the Italian national team's training camp in Coverciano, Italian midfielder D. Frattesi held a press conference. This is the third part of the press conference.

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Hello, I have a question for you: you're from Rome and currently play for Lazio. How much would you like to see a full Olimpico stadium tomorrow?

To be honest, these are two different things. As for the national team, we know that despite all the recent ups and downs, we're always supported by many fans, including children from football academies. This will definitely create a great atmosphere in the stadium and give us the right motivation. As a player, I enjoy away matches, and that's normal.

Hello, could you tell us what conclusions you drew from watching the World Cup as a spectator? In your opinion, is there really such a big gap between Italy and the four or five leading teams in the world? Or do you think there isn't?

To be honest, I didn't watch a single match, not even the final. But yes, I mean, if I'm not lying — and I never lie — the gap really does exist, because if you take France as an example, France can field even a third-string team, and that team would still be capable of competing for the World Cup title. So at the moment, the gap objectively exists, and it's not small.

However, although it's like that on paper, on the pitch the gap narrows. It all depends on capabilities or circumstances – just like two years ago, when we went to Paris and conceded an early goal, but ultimately won the match. So on paper the gap exists, and in my opinion it's mainly in the pace of play, because technically it's not that we can't pass or shoot; it's simply that others currently run and move at a faster tempo than we do, and that's reality.

Hello, I'd like to go back to the league topic. After 5 rounds, Roma, Inter, and Lazio share first place with 13 points. Did you expect this at the start of the season? Also, although the season has just begun, what do you think about the Serie A title race?

No, to be honest, I didn't expect this at all, especially since we started the season with not the highest morale, having just played against Mantua. It's fair to say we weren't in the best shape. But I like one thing about this environment – we've built a very strong team, and that makes a huge difference. When you have a good, cohesive team, you can bounce back from disappointment and recover faster. So in my opinion, that's a very important advantage for our team. As for the title race, I repeat, Inter and Roma players are here; you can ask them.

Hello, I want to ask you, doesn't it seem strange to you that this squad has only one player from Juventus and none from Milan, given that these two teams have historically been the main suppliers of players to the national team?

That's true, but you'll understand if you simply look at the starting lineups of these two teams. For example, when Sassuolo played against Juventus, it seemed like there were almost no Italian players on the field except Guillermo Vicario, so you know perfectly well that's almost impossible. The same goes for Milan; in their squad, I remember there was neither Bartesaglia nor Jimenez, just Kalulu, and Kalulu is still young, he stayed in the U21 squad, right?

So if young domestic players aren't playing for their clubs, how can they be called up to the national team? To be honest, this is a very serious problem, because there are also relatively few Italian players playing in foreign leagues, so we can't call up a large number of domestic players from abroad like other national teams can. This is a topic that should be discussed more deeply, but it's not for me to start that debate now.

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