A year ago he was an unknown emeritus, we give honor to Mancini when he went to find him in Argentina, but now after a year in Serie A, we would expect greater consideration for Mateo also because Scamacca, at the moment, has not yet shone in blue ; even though most of his colleagues praised him for a careful, precise, optimal game. As soon as poor Retegui entered the pitch, all he got was the comment for having made a mistake in attacking the depth. Blessed are those who know about football.
Yesterday’s match was emblematic of a game, that of Spalletti, which prefers to move the ball around. Italy succeeded almost ad nauseum. But in the end the dense web of passes did not lead to real and major incursions into the area, the players were static in front, at the end of the run and little happened. The opposing goalkeeper was good in a couple of circumstances, but Donnarumma also saved the result with his ribs. A skimpy 2-1 which after the shock start could have even been worse. Let’s welcome the result, but it would be worth reflecting on the rest.
Up front Scamacca had only one opportunity to put it in and nothing more.
Of course, there will be a bit of parochialism, but the last Retegui we saw in the league attacked spaces and played defense almost alone. And in the national team? He always clocked in.
We hope that with Spain the music will change in every sense. Against those who have made ball possession their trademark, Italy will have to show off many other characteristics.
And Mateo will be on the bench, warming it up, perhaps waiting for a final remnant of the match. A question of hierarchies which until a few months ago were not so defined. But today they seem clear.
Of course we are not the Technical Directors of the national team, God forbid, but in bar chatter we want to get involved like all Italians. Maybe thinking about changing something could be useful, perhaps from the offensive end.
Retegui is ready, charged up and attacks the goal like few center forwards at the moment. It may be for good luck, it may be for value, it may be for the hope of moving forward in the tournament… but if Spalletti considered it a little more…
We will watch the games from the sofa, we hope that Mateo doesn’t watch them from the bench.
