No Euro gift for Norway, says Italy’s Conte

MILAN: Italy are chasing a seventh win in 10 Euro 2016 qualifiers when they host Norway in Rome on Tuesday (today) hoping to seal top spot in their group, their coach Antonio Conte has warned.
Italy, the beaten finalists at Euro 2012, qualified for next summer’s showpiece in France thanks to a one-sided 3-1 win in Azerbaijan complete with goals from Eder, Stephan El Shaarawy and Matteo Darmian on Saturday.
The win left Italy top of Group H with a two-point cushion on Norway, who they face in their final qualifier in Rome.
But any thoughts Italy might take it easy at the Stadio Olimpico were quickly dispelled by Conte after a win that provided further evidence the Azzurri, after first round exits at the last two World Cups, may have turned the corner. “We will give Norway our utmost respect: in Rome it will be a great game,” said Conte.