In the right place, at the right time. With his six goals in fifteen games, David Frattesi he is the bomber of Luciano Spalletti’s management at the helm of Italy. The midfielder also proved himself two days ago against Israel to be the prototype of the perfect footballer for the Azzurri coach. Insertion, timing of the goal, precise exchanges with his teammates. The 1999 class of Rome confirms himself as the Azzurri pichichi that you don’t expect, with the very important goal that unlocked the challenge against the Israelis, second victory in two games of the new Azzurri cycle in the Nations League. And after the extraordinarily positive side of the coin, there is now the big question: how to keep him out?
Him or Barella at Inter?
Hakan Calhanoglu in the control room, then on the left flank of the midfield Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Piotr Zielinski. The point is this: Inter has a midfield, or rather two, starters. A very luxury alternative (in control there is Kristjian Asllani), and Frattesi is that of Nicolò Barella. The rotation will lead Simone Inzaghi to play everyone, everyone will find their space. But when the final arrives, or the decisive match, or the direct clash, and everyone is in shape, who will warm the bench and who will play as a starter? How to keep this Frattesi out, and how to keep Barella out?
Him or Barella with Italy?
Samuele Ricci in directing, looking for the alternative that could perhaps be Manuel Locatelli while Lorenzo Pellegrini and Marco Brescianini will float more between the three-quarters and added mezzali. Sandro Tonali as right inside, Nicolò Fagioli as his alternative. And then… Then always them. Keeping Tonali out is impossible but how to do it with Barella? How to do it with this Frattesi? Even for Luciano Spalletti the question, and the ballot, remains the same.