Turkey vs Italy | Euro 2020 | A brief report
The much anticipated Euro 2020 (being held in the summer of 2021, which is surely a trivia question further down the line) got off to an amazing start on the 11th of June. A new-look, attacking Italian side under the former Man City boss Roberto Mancini took on a Turkey side with some exceptionally talented individuals who play at a very high level, namely Soyuncu (Leicester), Calhanoglu (AC Milan), and 2020/21 Ligue 1 winning duo at Lille, Yilmaz and Yazici. Italy boast what is probably their best attacking unit this decade. With pacey and technical wingers in Insigne, Chiesa and Berardi and two of the most in-form strikers in Immobile and Belotti. They have also (finally) replace Gigi Buffon with the PSG-bound Donnarumma and have a young Alessandro Bastoni to complement the experienced CB duo of Chiellini and Bonucci. However, the area where Italy truly have upgraded their squad the most is the midfield, which now boasts some of the best midfield talents in the world. They ...