Birarelli is currently the captain of the Italian national team as well as one of the main players of Perugia: “We are all aware that a strong team has been put together but at the same time there is a lot of work to be done because big names on the shirts are never enough to achieve great things. But we’re all players used to be in top level teams, we know how to handle the pressure and we can’t wait to get started to become a united group in which each player is ready to play for his teammates. And if we do that I’m sure we’ll do just fine”.