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Rome was the first capital of pain when the Covid came to our world. Wuhan was then a distant image that could not be true. A year and a half later, that Rome sings of hope in the voice of
Andrea Bocelli
and sets the tool of hope in motion: the ball. In reality, it has not stopped during the pandemic, but now we talk about much more, of a great tournament, of the colors of the public in the stands, of teams that are countries and countries that are tribes. Football, in a word, football that screams 'vincerò' at the top of its lungs, as this Italy reborn from its worst football pandemic does, young and brave. The Eurocup of fear begins with a good metaphor.
The best things of youth always outweigh the worst. Ambition pushes more than what remains of the fledgling. This selection raised from the ashes of that Italy that did not reach the last World Cup, does so without hesitation, with faith, play and goals. The good that it has we do not know if it is enough to aspire to the title, but it opens a very representative path of the evolution of current calcium. Attack early on, but retain some of the best defense players such as
Chiellini
and
Bonucci
. The combination is clever on the part of the technician.
In the debut, they were not very demanded, because Turkey was limited to resist. The Ottoman team has resources for something more than what it left in the Olympic, as it demonstrated in the qualifying phase of the Eurocup, in which it made four points of the six that were played with France, the world champion and great favorite. The only will of
Senos Gunel,
on the other hand, was not to fit in, without any plan in the transition to the attack. He did not pressure Italy in the exit of the ball and used the long throws of his goalkeeper, one of his best arguments, in search of
Yilmaz
, Lille forward. The strategy gave him to hold half a game. Nothing more. Poor, very far from the version of the national team that the same coach led to the semifinals of a World Cup in 2002. That Turkey, like others after it, was a frenzy. The current one is discipline, with the good
Calahnoglu
gripped by the tangle. The difference is not only due to the footballers. It was a disappointment.
Turkey's system was quickly compressed by Italian harassment, turned to the left, thanks to the initial prominence of
Spinazzola
and
Insigne
. Folded in on itself, the walls of the little Naples footballer were lost in the area. It was like centering in a forest. If the Turkish coach did something right, it was to close the space for maneuver to
Jorginho
,
Mancini's
most creative midfielder
, given
Verratti's
injury
. This caused Chiellini to start the game, something much more predictable. The center-back got up on the set piece and had one of the best chances of the first half, saved by
Cakir's
flight
, a 25-year-old and 1.91-year-old goalkeeper. A guy to follow, even if he ended the blur that was the third Italian goal. Mancini starts from 4-3-3, the system of the most offensive teams in Europe. Press in someone else's field and attack with many people. Nothing to fear and nothing to envy. It is quite a modern team that has left excellent numbers on its way to the tournament, with a full 10 wins in the qualifying round. In this start he did not disappoint, although he should wait for victory. He did it without despair, except for a clear hand from
Celik
in the area that was not indicated by the referee or warned by the VAR. This is getting worse. Nobody understands it.
As Italy multiplied its attack and
Berardi
accompanied on the right, the Turkish defense began to leak.
The first goal, already started in the second half, was the test.
The Italian's center, after a recovery, could only be stopped by
Demiral,
but inward.
It ended up on the net.
From then on, there was only one team on the field, despite some unsuccessful attempt by
Ünder
.
Immobile
, who had already tried it in the first half, finally found the shot clean, after a rebound from Cakir, and the same happened with
Insigne
, who benefited from the only failure of the Turkish goalkeeper for the
0-3
, although the The transition from there to the Italian attack was bookish.
With none of the goals, Italy changed their plan.
It was the same, pressing, offensive and at a spectacular physical level.
Mancini relieved his attackers to put
Chiesa
,
Bellotti
and
Bernardeschi
on the field
, excellent replacements.
He does not have any of the great stars of the tournament, but his middle class, his game plan and his form are a great letter of introduction.
A good reason for hope.
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