This Italy is ready for Euro 2016? Yes, and how if it is not. At least from what we saw last night against Spain bi-champion of Europe, especially in the second half, when the difference was the talented Napoli striker Lorenzo Insigne. Set aside their differences with the Count, ‘the Magnificent’ is a candidate for a European Championship place. The ‘Red’ were anything but irresistible fury, there is to say it, but the guys at Conte have been able to offer a game always fast and aggressive that did not allow the Iberian setters to take up the game. Beautiful in the first half of the race the raids sull’out right Candreva and Florenzi, with ever Darmian good at defending the reversals in the face: the feeling is that the former Torino defender has improved greatly in this year of apprenticeship with the shirt of Manchester United. However, there have been critical in a game still quite pleasant during the ninety minutes. The attack is still to be calibrated: the Pellè-Eder couple (owners?) Did not show, while young (Insigne, Bernardeschi and Zaza) have literally burned the match in the final race.
Cons the granite Spanish defense, consisting of two absolute champions like Pique and Sergio Ramos in the first 45 minutes Pellè and Eder game did not have some easy life. They have been virtually zero scoring chances created by the pair, unable to find the right depth to hurt De Gea. All the greatest dangers came from the right foot of Antonio Candreva, outside of New York as always inexhaustible. Before a series of cross, then at least a couple of conclusions they put in big trouble the Spanish goalkeeper, however skilled at defusing a corner. Well even the other band, the left, occupied by Giaccherini handyman (in the past also finished in orbit Napoli), Man symbol of Count all run and sacrifice. It failed, however, the last point, the talented spark that leads to the conclusion a good game setting, built from the experience of Thiago Motta and Parolo in midfield. The feeling is that despite the good numbers in the league, Italy needed additional well in attack and Eder Pellè to point to gamble really the European Championship. And maybe it’s the same perception had by Conte, which in the second half has radically changed the face of his team, inserting Insigne with which clarified the misunderstanding of a few months ago.
Insigne and Bernardeschi, young fly
it must have been strange for Insigne take over a game in progress, as it usually is in the league Mertens to take his place. From the sixth minute of the second half went on stage the long monologue of Lorenzo ‘The Magnificent’, which put the turbo attack Italian understood wonderfully well with Bernardeschi and Zaza, with whom he formed the new blue trident. First a shot from the edge that has embarrassed De Gea, then a good tip for Florenzi and finally the goal. Insigne, as a skilful conductor, imposed with his boots a strong pace which soon involved the whole team. To make a difference, together with him, Bernardeschi: on the occasion of the attacker’s goal of Napoli was he who put in motion the action, then ended with a split gorgeous in a slip of the Neapolitan leprechaun to 23 ‘of the second half. Insigne has even tried to come down the Dacia Arena in Udine with a lob into the top corner which was broken only by a miracle of De Gea. After the super performance of yesterday’s hard not to give confidence to the young people of the rose, able to teach football to the champions of Europe for a whole game time. It’s hard to even think now about a non convening of Insigne and Bernardeschi the next European, where Italy could gamble just focusing on reckless irresponsibility of the youngest, in attack as well as in midfield. Yes, because even if for a few minutes at the end, made his debut in blue also the other Neapolitan Class ’91, Jorginho, fielding character, grit and quality. Fulfilled one of the wishes of the blue midfield, waiting to play for the Scudetto with his Napoli. In short, mimicking the title of the famous of the Cohen brothers’ film, this Italian ‘is not a National for old’.
This is certainly not easy, especially if Insigne were to continue at these levels, fend off the onslaught of large club. As confirmed by the agent of the Napoli number 24, already several top European clubs are at the window, waiting for the next session of the transfer market.
Vincenzo Matino (Twitter: @vincenzomatino)
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