FRANCE 98 – Nigeria-Paraguay – P. Carpeggiani: “we will have to play France the way we played Nigeria”

It was a dream come true, we just qualified for the second round. The atmosphere was euphoric, the match was difficult but we’re very pleased, we had to win tonight, that was our main objective and we achieved it. Tonight we showed that we were very strong: we had lots of dynamism and will power. We had a great defence, a good midfield and a quick attack, made up of four forwards who kept up the pressure after the first goal. The first half was difficult, but the second was easier and we finished well. We played better and better as we went on. Tonight’s victory is well deserved. We are very happy to be here and in FRANCE, we have great respect for FRANCE, a team who is now our opponent; we will have to play FRANCE the way we played NIGERIA, who impressed us with their skills and speed. Our team was also lacking three quality players, but all played very well and showed outstanding skills tonight.