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Italy not only competes abroad, it also competes within. The day
Roberto Mancini
decided to air an eleven that had gone to the limit, sheltered in the six points of his two previous victories and with his mind already in the eighth, those who took to the field did not think of saving effort or temporizing in search of a 'biscotto' with the Welsh. Nothing about that. They came out with the same decision, although the pace of the game was not as high as that of the first two games. Normal.
Belotti
,
Chiesa
or
Pessina
, the scorer, competed with fire, moved by the hyperactive
Verratti
, injured at the start of the tournament. From now on, it will be the coach who must decide, but with the peace of mind that the frenzy and the game are ahead of the names. This plenary session in the first phase of the
Euro
, something that is only available to
the Netherlands or Belgium
, is the proof.
Of the previous eleven, against the Welsh only three repeated in the title:
Donnarumma
,
Bonucci
and
Jorginho
. The goalkeeper, a central and a pivot, the column. Mancini has many miles of soccer. The departure of goalkeeper
Sirigu
to play the last minutes shows how he thinks about the locker room ecosystem. After the break and Pessina's goal, Bonucci stayed in the dugout. In the second round, he will have the security corridor formed by Bonucci himself and Chiellini, who withdrew with discomfort against Switzerland.
Neither
Locatelli
nor
Berardi
nor
Immobile
nor
Insigne
, among others, jumped to the Olympic in Rome. Pessina,
Bernardeschi
, Belotti or Chiesa did it. The truth is that it cannot be said that there is a great difference in the level of the players, because Italy does not have one of the great stars of the Euro, but its middle class is remarkable, and its commitment and ambition, outstanding. In the first and in the youth of the players, similarities with Spain can be found. In the rest, none. Neither in the address. Whatever you do in this Euro, the 'azzurra' gives off the aroma of the future.
Aside from
Verratti
, the most sought-after star of the game, although in decline, was
Bale
. Penalized in a duel without the ball and without spaces, he also did not seek individual solutions. Just a volley to Roman heaven. It was replaced. Mentally, he was on the 17th hole of Sawgrass, his favorite. Neither
Ramsey
nor
Allen
contributed more in a selection that did not disturb Donnarumma, and less after the expulsion of
Ampadu
for a terrifying tackle on Bernardeschi.
For Mancini it must have been encouraging to observe
Chiesa's overflows and centers
or Belotti's movements between the centrals. In a center forward that loads the leg anywhere. What they can contribute, whatever the moment, is pure gold for a technician. The same can be said of Pessina, who originated continuous superiorities with his arrivals to the area. As with Locatelli, a midfielder scores again. He did so by benefiting from a set piece action launched by Verratti and hitting the ball with some fortune. If it had not been Pessina, it could have been another of the comrades who were deployed in the Welsh area.
Italy is steadily making its way to the
round
of
16
, which is also reached by Wales, second in Group A, but after a disappointing act.
Switzerland
, third, must wait, although everything indicates that it will agree anyway.
Mancini's selection is not only supported by his plenary session, but by his streak of 11 games without conceding and 30 without losing.
It is a roller.
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