/ SENT TO BOLOGNA
Good luck and tradition would have imposed a poor result and a bad game. The last friendly match has always been indigestible before a European or a World Cup, only to overturn everything on several occasions. But no, Mancini and his Italy do not play the script we were fond of and put their heart and soul into playing and winning against a Czech Republic that will not be the favorite of Euro 2021, but it is not exactly the latest arrival. The Azzurri still win (eighth in a row), indeed they win big: 4-0.
Mancini puts in his starting lineup, there is also Jorginho fresh from the Champions League. In the final we also see Giacomo Raspadori, on his debut in blue he is a jolly pulled out by Mancini at the time of the summons.
It is also a test for the Czech Republic, at the European Championship in Group D with Croatia, England and Scotland. The debut on day 14 against the Scots.
To tell the truth, the Czech Republic is the one starting strong, putting our defense a couple of times in a row in the first minutes of the race. Physically our opponents seem well planted, difficult to move them especially in the frequent tackles in midfield. Italy comes out when it manages to verticalize, putting Insigne, 30 years old yesterday, in a position to hit the net from the center of the penalty area. The impact of our team was rough, first Chiellini and then Bonucci got hurt but returned to the field bruised but strong. Just as Bonucci gets medicated, the Blues in ten risk big but shortly after, once the numerical parity has been restored, they take the lead with a pinch of Insigne for Immobile: the shot from two steps is fouled by a defender and ends behind Pavienka (23 ‘). The two protagonists of the action, true Neapolitans, are embraced as in the days of Zeman’s breaking latest news, aware that they are playing a lot in the European Championship that is about to begin. Still Immobile, with his head, almost doubling shortly after. With the passing of the minutes, the Azzurri take the measures to the opponent, imposing an evident superiority of dribbling. The Czechs further shorten the spaces, difficult to come up with phrases worthy of the name. But the lack of centimeters between the bodies favors the blues: Barella goes down with the ball and converges, the other 18 shirt (Bofil) comes towards him, splintering the shot fired by the blue already in precarious balance. The result is a completely crooked parable that mocked Pavlenka and led ItalMancini to 2-0. It’s 42 ‘, little else happens despite two minutes of recovery.
In the second half the Czech Republic changes half a team, while Mancini makes the first substitutions only in the 63rd minute when Jorginho, Spinazzola and Chiellini come out. In attack, on the other hand, there remain those three who seem to find an agreement the more minutes pass. Insigne looks for the goal in every way, as in the 57th minute, and in the end he succeeds thanks to the friend Immobile who returns the assist and puts him in the best possible position to hit the net: the unmistakable shot from the left of the 10 Neapolitan does not forgive at minute 21. There is only Italy now in the field, Insigne is unleashed and offers an assist to the kiss to Berardi who from the top right of the Czech penalty area drops the poker in the 73rd minute. All beautiful and without a wrinkle. It is the plastic confirmation of the choices made by Mancini. The formation for his debut with Turkey, in six days at the Olimpico, is the one that played from the first minute here at Dall’Ara in front of a thousand witnesses. There will be fun with Italy in the Euroland format. –
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