Italy, Barella misses the friendly match with Turkey: the conditions and what filters out in view of the debut at the European Championships | Primapagina

Luciano Spalletti will have to do without Nicolò Barella for tonight’s friendly match against Turkey, at the “Dall’Ara” stadium in Bologna. The Inter midfielder he suffered a muscle strain in the last days of work in Coverciano and will not be risked to avoid running into more serious problems. Reporting it is La Gazzetta dello Sportwhich also reports how the precautionary tests to which the player was subjected excluded the presence of injuries of any kind.

WHEN HE COMES BACK – Barella was not, however, expected to start in the match against Turkey coached by Vincenzo Montella, in a two-man midfield that will be formed by Jorginho and Cristante and with Pellegrini raised about ten meters on the attacking midfielder’s line behind the sole striker Retegui. Barella’s physical condition will be monitored over the next few days to understand if he will be usable on Sunday evening, at the “Castellani” stadium in Empoli for the second and final test before the start of the European Championships against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
ITALY’S PROGRAM – Italy will fly to Germany and the Iserlohn retreat on the evening of Monday 10 June, while the following day he will carry out his first training session at the Hemberg Stadion Nord and will begin preparing for his debut in group B against Albania, on 15 June in Dortmund. For the first phase of the tournament, the Azzurri will challenge Spain in Gelsenkirchen on Thursday 20 June and Croatia in Leipzig on Monday 24 June.