After the convincing debut against Albania, forItaly a terrible disappointment came in the following match against Spain. The only 1-0 defeat does not fully reflect the performance of the Azzurri, outclassed far and wide by the Furie Rosse who were only stopped by a superlative Donnarumma. He spoke about the performance of Spalletti’s national team Alessio Cercito the microphones of TV Play.
The former Torino player, who played in the Confederations Cup in 2013 and the World Cup in 2014 for Azzurri, focused in particular on the question of the centre-forward: “What if Immobile had played in Scamacca’s match?” Cerci reflected. “As a former player, I know what it means to have bad days. We cannot condemn a player for a single performance. Immobile, with over 200 goals for Lazio, has always been criticized every time he wore the blue shirt.
Ciro – continues Cerci – is a great striker. Anyone who scores that much shouldn’t be criticized. The criticism received in the national team has worsened his self-esteem. We should have supported him more. He is the number one in Europe in attacking depth. In the national team he was often not used in the right way. If you make him play differently, he doesn’t perform the same.”
