Alessandro Buongiorno among the best on the pitch in the match that saw Italy win 1-0 on Belgium. “Francobolla Lukaku with a performance as an old-fashioned goalscorer. But the Napoli center back also has clear ball management and good leadership in the center of defense. He only drops a little in the final 20 minutes”, the opinion of TMW.
This is the comment from the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’: “‘Here’s to us, Romelu’, he says to his teammate and Lukaku only finds a couple of cracks in the wall at the end. Always courage and punctual closures first.” “Castel Volturno here, to you Brussels: it acts as a breakwater not only against comrade Lukaku who evidently stays away. When it happens it’s a rustic duel, more of a sword than foil”, adds the ‘Corriere dello Sport’.
Thus the ‘Corriere della Sera’: “Physical, grit, attention to nullify Lukaku. Today he is the best Italian scorer”. “Unsurpassed, he doesn’t give discounts to his comrade Lukaku”, we read this morning in ‘La Repubblica’. For ‘TuttoSport’: “For the marking on Lukaku he took advantage of his experience in training at Napoli. Few supports on the man and many advances: in the second half he is heroic”.
Alessandro Buongiorno’s report cards
TMW – 7
Gazzetta dello Sport – 6.5
Corriere dello Sport – 6.5
TuttoSport – 7
Corriere della Sera – 7
The Republic – 6.5