The newspaper ‘Il Messaggero’ on newsstands today delves into the moment of Lazio captain Mattia Zaccagni and explains the reasons that led him to renounce being called up to the national team this month of October. On the eve of the match against Belgium, a match that ended yesterday with a 2-2 result, Luciano Spalletti explained his absence as follows: “He asked me to stay out because he has a problem to fix”.
And actually – we read – these days Mattia Zaccagni is working on a back injuryan ailment to be treated before it becomes chronic. It is no coincidence that the player was managed yesterday morning, even though he still underwent two out of three training sessions in Formello.
But Zaccagni feels fully part of the blue project and already in November, should it continue like this, he expects to return to the blue group to fill the role of second striker.
This is how Luciano Spalletti expressed himself on the absentees in recent days: “Are the doors a little less open for Chiesa and Zaccagni in this formation? A little yes, a little no. Yesterday Zaccagni scored a goal as a second striker. Chiesa in Allegri’s Juventus often played in that role and I I see in that role. There is a need for him to understand certain things, but in my opinion he can do it with Gasperini as the second striker and he is inside the pitch defender’s breath on the back of your neck. Because when you play outside it’s different, you have a different perspective and you always realize what’s about to happen. Being inside sometimes means losing sight of the defender and you need some more characteristics the players mentioned know how to do it and we have left several hypothetical players called up at home: Maldini and Pisilli I’m bringing them into the 23 because I want to see them in the belief that I can see them on the pitch, be part of a national team match and be able to make a difference.”