Despite conceding two avoidable goals, Gigio Donnarumma was not the worst Italy player against Turkey, while Giacomo Raspadori was named MVP by sports papers.
The Sassuolo starlet scored a decisive brace in a frankly meaningless friendly against Turkey who had also been eliminated from the World Cup play-off. He was rated 7.5/10 by Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport and 7 by Tuttosport.
“He always scores when he starts,” wrote La Gazzetta.
“Once against Lithuania and twice against Turkey. He has the desire, rhythm and he’s smart, giving unpredictability to the Azzurri’s attack.”
Sandro Tonali and Bryan Cristante were also among the most impressive players. The Roma star scored the equaliser in the first half. Overall, all the midfielders were convincing as Matteo Pessina also got good grades.
On the other hand, Gigio Donnarumma was rated 5/10 by Gazzetta and 5.5 b Tuttosport and Il Corriere dello Sport. Despite a big save on his former Milan teammate Hakan Calhanoglu, the PSG star conceded two avoidable goals. “Gigio must react,” noted La Gazzetta dello Sport.
However, according to papers, the goalkeeper was not the worst Azzurri on the pitch as Nicolò Zaniolo put in an even more disappointing performance. He was rated 5 by all three sports papers and, at the end of the match, the CT Roberto Mancini said that the 22-year-old must learn how to play with the others.
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