Italy, Gattuso: "We did well; it wasn't a foregone conclusion. Now we're off to play in the final. We have to thank Bergamo and the fans."

"We had a tough time of it. We should have done better in the first half, but we stayed focused and played well. It wasn’t a foregone conclusion. We made things difficult for ourselves and were slow off the mark, but we picked up the pace in the second half and now we’re through to the final. It’ll be tough: we need to recover properly."

"More pressure away from home? The others will feel it too. Let’s enjoy this; from tomorrow we’ll be focusing on the final. I want to thank the Bergamo crowd. Even in the first half there were very few boos and only applause. Thanks to Bergamo and the fans"

The manager described Bosnia, their next opponents on Tuesday 31st following their victory over Wales on penalties, as follows: "Bosnia play a 4-4-2 formation; they have experienced players. The atmosphere at the stadium is electric; they’re a side packed with seasoned players and completely different to Wales; they’re good at defending and rely heavily on their strikers. It’ll be another incredibly tough match, just like tonight’s was".