Netherlands-Italy 0-1, Barella decides: Mancini wins and leads the group



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Italy reborn in temple dedicated to Cruyff. If there wasn’t Zaniolo’s serious injury, it would be a perfect night. The strong and clear victory against Holland removes shadows, increases self-esteem, fixes the FIFA ranking and projects us to the first place in the Nations League group. This time September is not so black. another match compared to Bosnia and it’s only been three days. The azzurri, as if by magic, rediscover the game and the identity and discover the talent of the rookie Manuel Locatelli, born in 1998, at the Milan school and in the plans of Juventus. His debut to applause: personality and quality. And with Jorginho the safest team. Barella, who had been the best in Florence, signs the author’s success with an imperious header inside the area of ​​the annihilated orange in the recovery of the first part.

Everything beautiful, except Zaniolo. His scream, at 42 minutes, breaks the silence of the stadium. The concern can be seen in the eyes of the colleagues, who rush to ask for the change. Nicol, who had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on January 12 During the match against Juventus, he touches his left hand after an unnatural movement, gets up and leaves the field with his legs. Mancini is quick to cheer him on, but the ruthless sentence, as Dr. Ferretti explains at the end: It’s a major distortion, we await the diagnosis (ed today) but we and the player are concerned. A low blow.

The coach resolves the doubt between D’Ambrosio and Di Lorenzo in favor of Inter and choose Insigne, instead of Kean, on the trident. Seven news regarding Bosnia. A necessary revolution since the preparation just outlined. The Netherlands chose a different path and after the victory against Poland only one player changed: Van de Beek for Bergwijn. Italy is fresher, livelier and more enterprising. The first half in the hands of the lefties, who turn the ball with short and fast passes and will take the Dutch very high thanks to the pressure of Barella and Locatelli and the ingenuity of Spinazzola in the left lane. The 4-2-3-1 of the orange is in trouble versus the synchronized movements of the blues, which occupy the field well. Only the goal is missing. Zaniolo’s half lap against time, after a thrust from Spinazzola, does not find a door, as well as the shots of Immobile and Insigne. In the recovery, when the 0-0 seems unbreakable, Italy manages to get it right with the perfect insertion of Barella on an Immobile center in an action in which Jorginho, Spinazzola and Insigne also played.

Italy does not stop playing even in the second half even if Holland tries to force the times and Donnarumma a giant to deflect, almost instinctively, Van de Beek’s close shot with a sure shot at a Wijnaldum cross from the right. The Blues act more than a throw-in and twice Immobile has the opportunity to double, but not fast or bad. Even Kean, in recovery, almost failed with the empty net. So in the end we suffered the impetuous but broken onslaught of the Dutch, who invented total football but bow their heads to Mancini’s organized football.

September 7, 2020 (change September 7, 2020 | 23:09)

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