THE’Italy also beat 1-0 in Belgium and arithmetically qualified for the Nations League quarter-finals. Once again the Azzurri of Luciano Spalletti they convince and the technician deserves a 6.5 per La Gazzetta dello Sport: “His ‘traveling’ national team only knows how to win, he makes the right changes to recover the energy he needs. An Achilles’ heel: free kicks.” Same vote for Tuttosport: “The Nations are dominated and therefore the mission is accomplished. Half a point less because in the second half Italy lost their composure and suffered, but we need to know how to do that too, perhaps even with a pinch of luck. The experiment needs to be reviewed of Barella behind the striker”.
The Corriere dello Sport rewards the coach with a 7: “Very agitated, very, as if he were fearing something at the very moment. The best thing is that we are in the quarter-finals, that we will prepare for the 2026 World Cup without anxiety, that we have returned to Italy”. Even the Corriere della Sera he praises him with a 7: “Nervous, even too much. But still winning. A great restart after the disastrous European Championship. Italy has game and character”. Finally it is from 7 per TMW: “Four victories and a draw in a very complicated group are a very important sign of rebirth. Italy has turned the page after the European Championship, the path is the right one.”
The votes
TMW: 7
La Gazzetta dello Sport: 6.5
Corriere dello Sport: 7
Corriere della Sera: 7
Tuttosport: 6.5