Mancini: Belgium deserved the win and we paid the price for fatigue

Roberto Mancini, the coach of Italy, has confirmed that his team paid the price for fatigue following the heavy defeat against Belgium, pointing out that the previous match against France affected his players' performance.

Roberto Mancini stated that the Italy national team began to struggle more when the ball reached the flanks, explaining that the Belgium players excelled in individual duels and succeeded in putting the Azzurri under significant pressure.

He added: "They deserved to win. We wanted to take the lead, but unfortunately, such matches happen sometimes," referring to the significant difficulties his team faced in controlling the flow of the game.

Roberto Mancini concluded his statements by confirming that the Belgium national team succeeded in dominating the midfield against Italy, which made the suffering evident for his players throughout the match.