Italy's report cards against Belgium. Tonali, what pace. Ricci's character, Dimarco the best

Rome, 10 October 2024 – Here it is Italy's report cards in the Nations League against Belgium.

DONNARUMMA 6. Almost never engaged for a third of the match, little blame on the Belgian flare-ups.

BY LORENZO 6. He defends the ball and unbalances the opponents. He leaves Faes all alone on a corner kick, and the equalizer is served.

STICKS 6. Rough enoughah, even too much. He makes a mistake in the clearance that launches Theate, who is then brought down by Pellegrini. He risks a lot by bringing down Openda in the area.

CALAFIORI 6,5. He is the one who raises the center of gravity of Italy. He does double duty as a support forward.

CAMBIASO 6,5. The right man at the right time. He doesn't need asking in front of goal: instinct and skill. In defense he takes care of closing the diagonals of Belgium.

FRATTESI 6. Great depth shots. The hunger is there, but in this match we didn't see the usual substance.

RICCI 6,5. Personality and confidence sitting in the director's chair, he is the one who sets up the Italian maneuver.

TONALS 7. He touches a ball and it is immediately played. The advantage comes out of his feet first. He keeps a Premier pace. Among the best.

DIMARCO 7. He starts with 'cold' legs and starts on the wing as only he knows how. Cambiaso served with the remote control. He repeats himself 20 minutes later with another cinematic pass.

PILGRIMS 5. There is no shortage of little gems. Then he ruins everything with the red card foul on Theate.

NETWORK 6,5. Here's the goal we wanted, in the end it's his job one-on-one with the goal. But then he stops there.

ALL. SHOULDERS 6,5. He fills up the roster with young players, bets and gets it right too. He treats Ricci like his own creation. You can see the group, the talents pure, but still too many flaws.

Udogie sv. Beans 5,5. Struggles to fit in. Raspadori sv. Peas 6. Character debut in his stadium: a gift. Bellanova sv.

Team rating 6,5