Final result: Italy-Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0
Italy’s report cards (edited by Raimondo De Magistris)
Donnarumma 6.5 – After two games on the bench he immediately returned to prominence, deflecting a curling shot from Hajradinovic at the start of the match. Less quiet evening than expected.
Darmian 6.5 – He manages all the moments of the defensive phase with serenity.
Good morning 6 – It takes him a few minutes to take the measure, he misses a short clearance which Darmian makes up for, then he takes the measure and keeps Demirovic at bay without difficulty.
Calafiori 6 – He bounces back in style after the criminal turnover at the start of the match. He plays with personality, wants the ball at his feet and knows how to manage it.
Bellanova 6 – Cheeky. Maybe she doesn’t always make the play that Spalletti would like, but she’s not afraid to target the man, nor to attempt the insertion. From the 65th Dimarco 5.5 – He’s not in 100% condition yet.
Jorginho 5.5 – With Fagioli at his side, the game isn’t entirely on his shoulders. He has more space to create, even if he almost never goes beyond his homework. From the 65th Pellegrini 6 – He plays like a director and has no demerits.
Beans 6.5 – Tonight he makes his debut from the first minute and yet he is already at ease. Spalletti’s intuition has sent comforting signals of technical leadership. From the 65th Cristante 6 – He comes in to give solidity to a team that was super offensive in the last half hour.
Cambiaso 6 – Compared to Bellanova he enters the field more so as to give Chiesa the necessary space to isolate himself. However, he does the best things when he can get to the bottom.
Frattesi 7 – He is perhaps the player of this national team who knows better than anyone how to occupy those half spaces that are difficult to mark. The goal that unlocks and decides the match is the result of a difficult to read insertion and a delightful flying conclusion. From the 76th Folorunsho sv
Church 5.5 – The assist for Frattesi’s goal is an episode that changes the face of the match. But he can give more, he must determine more in one-on-one situations. From the 76th Rsspadori sv
Scamacca 7 – Against Dzeko’s orphaned Bosnia he plays with the same style that has characterized the former Roma and Inter center forward for years. From 9, but also from 10: in the first half Frattesi’s heel is illuminating. More generally, when you have the ball at your feet you dictate the timing of the offensive game. From the 84th Retegui sv
Luciano Spalletti 6.5 – He goes back to the defense and three and finds the answers he was looking for. The team with the 3-4-2-1 seems more confident, it is more dangerous: for the match against Albania the path is clear.
The report cards of Bosnia and Herzegovina (edited by Paolo Lora Lamia)
Piric 7 – First part of the match with some good outings for the goalkeeper, who however can’t do anything about Frattesi’s great volley which unlocks the score. Much more of a protagonist in the second half, when he kept his players afloat with two excellent interventions on Scamacca.
Ahmedhodzic 6 – Attentive on more than one occasion, taking away important balls from Spalletti’s attackers. It never drops in strength throughout the race.
Katic 6 – Sufficient proof for the central defender, who best holds his own against insidious opponents like the Azzurri. From 89′ Muharemovic sv.
Bicakcic 6 – Together with the rest of the defensive trio, he provides a good performance but Frattesi is forgotten on the goal.
Gazibegovic 5.5 – The least prominent of the two Bosnian wingers, being not very proactive and in difficulty several times against Cambiaso and Chiesa.
Hajradinovic 6.5 – Among the best in his team, for his dangerousness in the final meters and for the help he also gives in the defensive phase. From 67′ Burnic 6 – Less impactful than the teammate he takes over, but still not negative in the final half hour.
Tahirovic 6 – He tries to get the team moving, succeeding most during the first forty-five minutes.
Saric 5.5 – Not very enterprising in terms of insertions, in a match in which he also left something to be desired in defense in the Italian goal. From 67′ Huseinbasic 6 – He enters a phase of the match that is not easy for his team, having few opportunities to emerge.
Mujakic 6 – Forced onto the defensive by Bellanova, he allows him crosses but other times he shows off with good closures. From 81′ Hadzikadunic sv.
Gigovic 5.5 – He moves between the trocar and the blue area, but is unable to light up as he would like. From 89′ Sosic sv.
Demirovic 5 – Difficult evening for the attacker, served very little by his teammates and well marked by the Italian defense.
Sergej Barbarez 6 – He faces a team clearly superior in terms of values and it shows, but he comes out of Castellani with a dignified performance from his team. He paid a high price for a defensive lightness in the first half.
