Kouadio happy with Baldini's call, Under‑21 targets European Championship

The Italian Under-21 national team is approaching the two tests of this November ‘window’. Tomorrow the Azzurrini will travel to France, where on Friday the 13th at 18:30 they will face the transalpine side in the first of the two friendlies. Afterwards, Baldini and his squad will play against Belgium on Monday the 16th at the Armando Picchi stadium in Livorno at 18:15. Among the new faces of the Under-21 there is also Eddy Kouadio, who spoke to the official FIGC microphones.

“I’m living a wonderful moment… I was really happy about the call, I couldn’t wait to be there”, Kouadio said. “I’ve made a long journey to reach the national team and I aim to go higher and higher; France and Belgium are two very strong teams, they will be two important friendlies”. “He introduced me to his principles, showed me how work is done and what his ideas are; everything is geared towards June, when the European Championship will take place: we will try, why not, to win it”, he concluded.