The Italian papers praise Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli after the 0-0 draw between Switzerland and Italy, while the criticism continues for Ciro Immobile and Jorginho is voted the worst of the game.
The Azzurri continued with a second straight draw against Switzeland in the World Cup Qualifiers but maintained their run of 36 competitive games unbeaten.
La Gazzetta dello Sport believes Locatelli was the best player of the game and pointed fingers at Immobile once again.
The newspaper claims Locatelli proved he is ‘an additional starter’ for the Azzurri midfield despite ‘not being a classical playmaker. The report highlights his ‘vision of the game, disciplined feet’ and ‘how he never backs down in the duels’.
Immobile however, had another difficult game with the national side and La Gazzetta dello Sport thinks he ‘risks getting depressed’ and pointed out that ‘at some point he even stops fighting’.
Jorginho missed a penalty and La Gazzetta dello Sport believes he lost too many balls and highlighted the second straight penalty miss.
Locatelli was praised by Tuttosport as well, as the former Sassuolo midfielder replaced Marco Verratti in the side. The Turin based newspaper believes he is starting to show ‘the form of Juventus’ with a ‘great performance’ for the Azzurri.
Jorginho is named the worst player of the game by Tuttosport, claiming the Brazilian-born midfielder was ‘rough and less fluid than usual’.
“As in London, the curse from the penalty spot: poorly taken penalty for the turning point,” the report reads.
Il Corriere dello Sport agree with Tuttorsport when naming Locatelli the MVP of the match in Basel, with Jorginho the worst on the pitch in the World Cup Qualifier.
“Misses the penalty, feels the blow and leaves the game,” the Roman newspaper writes, but underlined the ‘very good’ performance of Locatelli.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
Locatelli: 7
Immobile: 4,5
Jorginho: 5
Tuttosport:
Locatelli: 6,5
Immobile: 5
Jorginho: 4,5
Il Corriere dello Sport
Locatelli: 7
Immobile: 6
Jorginho: 5
