I'm not influenced by what goes on at Juventus. What I always say is that when he joins up with the Italy squad, he leaves behind him any problems he may have with his club.

There are 29 players here and I wanted them to feel part of the project - this is not a project that stops at the World Cup. Don't forget that shortly after the World Cup we have a friendly in August and then in September qualification for the European championships begins.

I met him at Viareggio and I saw that he was upset, but I did not think he would do so far.

It would be a mistake to consider this match simply a formality,

That was a Ghana in disguise, because it was missing several players. They're going to want to surprise us.

After the win in the Netherlands we said we would have liked it if the World Cup began right away. Three months later we have the same energy. Games like these help convince us that we're strong and not inferior to anyone.