Reality tells of how this national team was transformed by the return to the field of the Inter midfielder who had missed the friendlies
It’s surely Nicolò Barella the man of the moment in the national team: it was he who led the Azzurri in the important success on their debut against Albania. He writes about the Inter midfielder Tuttosport: “It’s logical that Luciano Spalletti gets a little annoyed when they ask him if Nicolò Barella is an indispensable player for this national team. Logical because a coach can’t put a group that has just started their European journey into a hierarchy in words. : “A national team can do without anyone, we have 26 strong players. It’s the wrong way to speak.” Then, however, there is the reality that tells how this national team has been transformed by the return of the Inter midfielder who had missed the pre-Germany friendlies against Turkey and Bosnia.
The difference in pace and pressure of the game was evident and the coach himself was certain not to risk it. The match was framed by a great goal: a header from the edge of the area, which completed the comeback and determined the victory. And which, on a personal level, has established another leadership for the Cagliari midfielder: with 10 goals to his credit, in fact, he is the best scorer of the Italian squad here in Germany. A good thing for the boy, but not a very good sign for a team that continues to present deficiencies in the finishing phase, with the consequence of finding itself suffering in the final for not being able to close out the match as happened, in fact, with Albania “.
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