Switzerland is in the round of 16 on Saturday and Pellegrini no longer has his place safe after three games in a row as a starter
Lorenzo’s European Championship Pilgrims it started with a kiss assist for Bastoni against Albania, then as too many times happens to the number 7 of the Rome the switch goes off and with Spain and Croatia the performances were not up to par. The 10 he wears on his shirt is heavy and Totti’s blessing is not enough to carry it on his shoulders National. One point needs to be clarified: Italy is unconvincing and doesn’t play very well and obviously the fault cannot lie solely with the Giallorossi captain. But we always expect something more from him. Yesterday he was replaced at the start of the second half, no injury but a technical choice by Spalletti confirmed by him Pilgrims in a mixed zone as he left the Leipzig stadium.
His 45 minutes were not memorable: only one successful cross out of three, only one shot easily saved by Livakovic and a lot of confusion in the middle of the pitch. He had not fared better with Spain where he Blues they were dominated by a team that today seems to be on another level. Against the ‘Roja’ Lorenzo’s statistics were disappointing: no key passes, zero attempted crosses and in a purely defensive match he was unable to lend a hand even from behind. It’s there on Saturday Swiss to the eighth and Pilgrims his place is no longer safe after three consecutive games as a starter. Spalletti will have time to think, but the number 10 is not shining.
Cristante, Mancini and El Shaarawy: the Roma players are struggling in the national team
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If Lorenzo Pilgrims he is not playing a great European Championship, it is difficult to say the opposite of the other three Roma players called up by Spalletti. El Shaarawy e Left-handed they have never seen the field yet. Perhaps Gianluca’s chance could come on Saturday against Switzerland given Calafiori’s disqualification, but the competition is high. Bryan, on the other hand, came on during the game against Albania and Spain, while he was out for 90 minutes yesterday against Croatia. For now his name has only ended up in the scoresheet due to a negative record: against La Roja he received the yellow card 20 seconds after entering the pitch, establishing the fastest warning in the history of the European Championships. Going out of Italy, Zalewski and Celik are not doing any better. Nicola has already said goodbye to Germany, he will play the last match of the group today against France but without the possibility of going through. Turkey, however, can still go to the round of 16 but Zeki was not a positive protagonist in the match which they lost 3-0 against Portugal.
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