Between Oriali and Tardelli, Barella is the blue leader

DORTMUND (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – He waited for him, protected him, rested him, lined him up and won. The protagonist of the story could be Luciano Spalletti. In part this is also the case, but in this case the main actor is Nicolò Barella. He seemed destined to withdraw, to miss the first match while waiting for a complete recovery and in view of Spain and Croatia. Instead he took to the field from the first minute against Albania and the red wall of Dortmund. But that’s not all, because the Italian and European champion didn’t limit himself to his homework, he never did it in a career that is only partly the one told in a “life as a midfielder”. Because yes, the Sardinian runs, chases, ranges over the entire field “working like Oriali”, but he does much more: sets, inserts, concludes, distributes, scores and drags. To stay on the topic of great Italian players of the past, a bit like Marco Tardelli. After the crazy goal conceded in the 23rd second, he was the one who took the team by the hand. With personality, confidence, with calming gestures, he led the group to the rescue helped by two other senators such as Jorginho and Pellegrini. He scored the 2-1 goal with a nice right-footed shot from outside the area, his mark in a victory that puts the European champions’ path, if not downhill, then on a flat road, certainly not uphill. And the risk of having to climb a mountain at second number 23 seemed like a concrete fact, Barella had the calm of the greats, the class and character of the champions. After all, the only Italian among the 30 of the last edition of the Ballon d’Or was him. And who knows that one day…
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