Italian striker Ciro Immobile dueled Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk in the UEFA Nations League match on Tuesday (8/9/2020). (c) AP Photo
Bola.net – Italy managed to reap its first victory on the UEFA Nations League stage on Tuesday (8/9/2020). Facing the Netherlands at the Johan Cruijff Arena, Gli Azzurri won by a narrow score of 1-0.
These results made Italy climb to first place in League A Group 1 with a collection of four points. Prior to this, Roberto Mancini’s team could only win a draw with a score of 1-1 against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Nicolo Barella determines Italy’s victory in this match. The Inter Milan midfielder managed to score Gli Azzurri’s only goal with a header by using a pass from Ciro Immobile.
The Dutch are of course trying to provide resistance. But until the referee blew the long whistle to signal the end of the game, Memphis Depay et al failed to break into the goal guarded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Man of the Match
Even though he managed to score a goal, Barella was not used as the man of the match in this match. Statistics site, Whoscored, awarded the award to Immobile with a rating of 7.9.
The Lazio attacker has consistently disrupted the Dutch defense. According to records, he fired three shots during the 90 minutes of the match.
Immobile is also diligent in scoring the ball in the final third of the field. He recorded 42 passes with an accuracy rate of 83 percent. Apart from that, Immobile also made four key passes in this match.
His great work ethic is further seen by his dribbling record. Immobile made seven attempts to dribble, five of which were well done.
(Whoscored)
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