After Italy lost to Belgium at home 0-2 in the opening match of the UEFA Nations League group stage, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, defender for SSC Napoli, gave an interview to Slow Motion

When you walked off the pitch, everyone looked clearly disappointed. What happened? Was it because we played poorly in some moments, or was it because the opposition was simply stronger?

The reason everyone looked dejected was because we lost this match. We're very unhappy with the result. We knew before the game that we were facing a strong team with very talented players in every position, especially in attack, but we still tried to execute our plan.

It's particularly unfortunate that in my opinion, the second goal came when we were starting to get on top and beginning to control the match. That's genuinely frustrating, but in any case, this is only the first match of this new journey and new cycle, and mistakes are possible and unavoidable. We need to look ahead and try to improve as quickly as possible.

You were part of the early stages of building the new team under Mancini, having witnessed both the glory of winning the European Championship and the disappointment of losing to Senegal. You've experienced all these ups and downs. So where is the national team at right now? What will the road ahead look like? Will it be long and full of difficulties?

It will definitely be a long journey because our new coach has just arrived and he still has many matches to play. We hope to return to the highest level in Europe and worldwide as quickly as possible, so that we can win and perform well in those important matches. That's the purpose and role of these early games. We have many young players in our squad and several new players getting their first experiences with the national team, so we need to grow quickly and commit to performing brilliantly in the upcoming matches.

How do you feel when you hear booing in the Stadio Olimpico? Because in many other glorious moments, it's the fans in this stadium who made you feel like a giant...

Yes, but I think we also brought tremendous enthusiasm and emotion to them as well. It's normal. Booing is part of football; it's something understandable and must be completely accepted. Just as fans cheer and praise us when we play beautiful football, criticism will follow as well.

So, as I just said, we need to try to grow quickly and minimize mistakes, because at this high level of competition, details are often the key to success. In short, we still have three more matches to play over the next two weeks, and we need to perform better in those matches.

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