Pio Esposito and the brace against France: “We agreed on the penalty on the field”

An evening as the protagonist at San Siro, with a brace that floored France. Esposito spoke to the microphones of Sportmediaset after the match, recounting the emotions and behind-the-scenes of the evening.

On the complicated start to the match, with the goal conceded, the player downplayed it: “There was that negative episode at the beginning when we conceded a goal, it can happen in football. We did well, then we had the positive episode of our goal that brought us back level. At 1-1 we managed better, waiting when we had to wait and pushing when we had to push. Then we made good use of the other chances.”

On the subject of the penalty taken by his brother, Pio clarified how it went: “We agreed on the field. On the sheet I was first and he was second. He felt like taking it, he’s strong with penalties and the statistics say so, he’s scored many and he’s good at taking them. It can happen to miss, as it happened to me in the past. I’m happy to have scored and then sealed the win.”

When asked if he realized he had scored a brace against France, the answer was immediate: “Yes, now we’re still in the heat of the moment but I’m really happy it helped us win.”