Marina Lubian says Italy “still have a lot to give”

Rosario, Argentina, August 22, 2017 - Italy’s top scorer against Thailand Marina Lubian praised the level of the team throughout the first round, but at the same time she advised they have a motto about keeping on growing during the competition.

Marina Lubian, Italy player: “We obviously hoped to play well in this first round, I’m happy because we could win these matches playing in a very good level. We still have a lot to give, we always think we can do it better than the last time; as our coach says, a winning team always grows through the tournament, so according to that, this is not our best version yet.”

Marco Mencarelli, Italy coach: “We started building the path to the second round; maybe taking profit of the rival that we faced today which allowed us to train some tactical aspects. I could also test some players from the bench, so in every aspect it was a positive match for us. For sure we are a resourceful team, we chose to play in a way that paid off for us in all games; we could solve every difficulty we had.”