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I thought it was because he felt there was no other way to stop Italy from hurting themselves. His words have fallen on deaf ears, and seeing Gabriella destroy herself trying to stop his shoot was more than enough to convince him that they need to stop them from playing any further.

He did started out optimistic in hopes of convincing them and for a while it did work, but now it's far worst than just normal cheating and tricks.