“It’s time for the aces”, we read on the pages of La Gazzetta dello Sport on newsstands today. England is back on the pitch, Southgate’s national team will challenge Calzona’s Slovakia: “Against Slovakia, after the disappointing group stage, Southgate needs his baby jewel”. The goal is to rely on a Bellingham who until now has not managed to show his full potential.
“The masquerade ball is fun for royalty, but tonight England will no longer be able to hide its face. In or out, there are no half measures or other possibilities. And if the path seems to offer another simple stage, Gareth Southgate knows that today the result of the round of 16 against Slovakia will be as important as the way in which it is achieved”, reads the rosy.