Inter Milan striker Pio Esposito and his brother, Sassuolo striker Salvatore Esposito, were recently interviewed in a live broadcast on the Italian Football Federation's channel, Vivo Azzurri.

Both brothers, called up by Mancini for the UEFA Nations League, spoke together in an interview about their shared experience on the national team.

Salvatore: "My first four appearances weren't great, so I told myself to keep trying—it couldn't get worse than that."

The brothers also revealed who resembles whom in a mini-game. For instance, Salvatore is the messiest, or perhaps they both are. Pio is the most sensitive, Salvatore is the most punctual, and he's also the most superstitious.

Salvatore: "When I was at Brescia, my brother scored his first goal for the national team."

Pio Esposito: "There are a lot of new faces here, many young players, which is good and will help us make a fresh start. We needed this. I also know how much the veterans care and how heartbroken they are about missing out on the World Cup; I've experienced that myself. In short, it's a sensible mix."

Salvatore: "My experience in the youth academy helped me understand the importance of the national team even more. I lost a U-17 European Championship final with the national team. It helps you grow in life and in the shirt you wear. That feeling is completely different from playing in important matches for Inter Milan. We're fortunate at the club, but representing the national team is something entirely different."

Salvatore: "We used to tease him, put him in goal to help him develop. Pio and I would shoot, and he'd be the goalkeeper. We almost convinced him to be a goalkeeper, but then he grew up and changed his mind."

Pio Esposito: "Besides, it's not easy being a goalkeeper here on the national team."

Salvatore: "Ha (laughs), I think he might have looked at Gigio and seriously reconsidered not becoming a goalkeeper."

"Before coming here, we went back to Cicerone. Pio still remembers that the original pitch there was concrete, then it was rebuilt by the city, but it deteriorated over time and no one wanted to fix it. But we spent our childhood there, we always went to that pitch because we loved football. That pitch helped us a lot: we want to bring young people back to the right path. It's easy to get lost, but we hope kids can find their way."

Pio Esposito: "My mother is sad because we're both far from home, so we won't hesitate to go back and see her whenever we get the chance. She deserves it because they always put us first, above everything. Now it's our turn to repay that. They sacrificed a lot to make everything work so we could play for Inter Milan; we play different positions, so we coordinate with each other, and we really owe them a lot."

Pio Esposito: "Nervous? No..."

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