Daniele De Rossi hailed fellow midfielder Marco Verratti and enthused
about Italy's promising young squad as they eased to another World Cup
qualifying win over Albania.
Roma star De Rossi opened the scoring from the penalty spot, with
Ciro Immobile making sure of the points in the second half of a 2-0
triumph, which left them level at the top of Group G with Spain.
Having been paired with Verratti in Palermo, De Rossi spoke of his
"pleasure" to play alongside the Paris Saint-Germain star and how Italy
are progressing under Giampiero Ventura.
"We're already realising there is a great squad forming here and [the
young players have] already fused with the veterans," De Rossi told Rai
Sport.
"They've got a great sense of responsibility and realise what it means to represent Italy. It's a very positive atmosphere.
"I've always got along well with Marco Verratti. It's easy to play
with good team-mates who know when it is the right moment to keep the
ball and when to pass it, so we're talking about one of the best. It's a
pleasure to play with Verratti."
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