Nicolo Barella Shines in Italy-Ecuador Match, Could He Be the Next National Team Captain?

The former Cagliari player, with 2 goals and 7 assists this season in an Inter shirt, was the protagonist of a super performance in Italy-Ecuador

There is also Nicolò’s hand Stretcher in the victory achieved by Luciano’s selection Spalletti yesterday evening, with the Azzurri capable of knocking out the South Americans in their second friendly match thanks to Lorenzo’s goals Pellegrini and Barella himself, who took the field for the first time with the captain’s armband of his national team on his arm. Nicolo Barella (LaPresse) – interlive.it

The class of ’97 in fact put together a super performance, enriched by the goal scored with ‘the digger’ in injury time. “My flash at the end? I had some energy left for the final sprint”. These are the statements released at the end of the race by the current number 23 of theInterable to cover every single meter of the pitch even yesterday evening.

Barella was among the best on the pitch and it couldn’t be otherwise. Always attentive and punctual, the ex Cagliari he was the protagonist of only one error during the friendly match againstEcuadorthe one that materialized around the 11th minute of the game, the moment in which he freed Caicedo to the shot. At this point one wonders: is it not appropriate to hand over the captain’s armband of the Italian national football team to Barella rather than to Donnarumma? This is the debate opened today by some of our largest newspapers.

Stretcher new captain of the national team in place of Donnarumma? Italian newspapers believe it

“Wouldn’t it be better if an outfield player wore the armband?”. This is the question that arises ‘The Corriere della Sera’ regarding the good things Nicolo showed yesterday evening Stretcherdesignated Captain of the Italian national football team againstEcuador precisely because of Gianluigi’s absence Donnarumma. Nicolo Barella (LaPresse) – interlive.it

In fact, Barella’s debut in the national team was excellent, complete with an armband, demonstrating how important the class of ’97 is not only for theInter, but for the entire blue movement. The ex has already made 51 appearances wearing this shirt Cagliari, embellished with 8 networks. The current number 23 of the Milanese club, capable of freeing his former teammate again and again against the South American selection Bellanova in cross country, he was also ‘awarded’ by the main Italian newspapers.

Second ‘TuttoMercatoWeb.com’, ‘La Repubblica’, ‘Il Corriere dello Sport’ e ‘Tuttosport’, the performance provided by Barella against Ecuador is a full 7 on the report card. He doesn’t think that way, however, ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’who wanted to give a 7.5 to the number 18 of the Azzurri, who in turn was rewarded with an 8 from ‘The Corriere della Sera’.