Gareth Southgate fears having 24 hours less recovery time than Italy ahead of Sunday’s European Championship final could leave his team at a disadvantage in their tilt at glory. The two nations will clash at Wembley on Sunday night at 8pm in England’s first major tournament final for 55 years. But Southgate is concerned his team will be hampered by having a day less to prepare than the Italians following the 2-1 extra-time win over Denmark on Wednesday night. Gareth Southgate fears England having less recovery time than Italy may damage his teamRoberto Mancini’s team defeated Spain via penalties on Tuesday night in their semi-final. ‘It is definitely a bit of a disadvantage but we have to find the best way of dealing with that,’ said Southgate.

Source: Daily Mail July 08, 2021 21:22 UTC