The coach also spoke about his Azzurrini side’s fortunes after they secured a place in the finals of the Under-21 European Championships after progressing at Slovakia’s expense on October 14.
“We made an important step forwards [In qualifying for the European Championships], but we still haven’t secured a ticket for Rio [For the 2016 Olympics],” said Di Biagio to Sky Sport Italia.
“I’ve always thought that time was on our side, even in the first month when everybody took us for dead.
“We won a tough group and progressed from an intense playoff.”
Di Biagio also insisted that his young players are benefiting from the faith being put in them by more Serie A coaches although he still feels there is more work to be done in giving young players a chance in Italy.
“The amount of playing time the boys are getting has increased as Serie A coaches are getting braver in picking youth but there is still more work to be done, of that I am convinced.”