Final result: Italy-Lithuania 5-0
The report cards of Italy (by Raimondo De Magistris)
Donnarumma 6 – Attends the first half as a non-paying spectator. Then Mancini, having archived the practice already in the first fraction, calls him back on the bench. From the 46th Sirigu 6 – Like above. His entry into the field is, just like at the European Championship, a tribute that the coach pays to one of the most important dressing rooms in this national team.
Di Lorenzo 7 – The goal that wanted to be a cross and instead bypasses the goalkeeper, at the beginning of the second half, is the reward for the generosity of a full-back who never spares himself. Excellent performance also in the first half, Raspadori’s goal was born from his cross.
Acerbi 6 – You have to grit your teeth a little in the first few minutes. Then Italy takes off and the defense he leads can watch the attackers’ show.
Sticks 6 – Not 100% due to the blow remedied yesterday in training but still able to take the field. And to provide a careful, lucid performance.
Biraghi 6 – In that lane he can attack as he wants also because of a Lithuania that, in those parts, never manages to offer resistance. And Biraghi does his. From 46th Calabria 6.5 – Right from the start on the pitch with the right attitude, he constantly attacks the depth.
Pessina 6.5 – Immediately in the heart of the maneuver, he talks with Bernardeschi and the two often swap roles. His performance was also positive.
Jorginho 6.5 – He is the only outfield player to play the third consecutive, for the occasion also as captain. And his test in the middle of the field is of great tactical wisdom, even in an evening when he has to measure his strength for the accumulated fatigue. From the 61st Castrovilli 6 – He enters the game already decided and makes his own, actively participating in the possession of the ball.
Cristante 6.5 – Clean, effective performance. As it is in its nature, it pays attention to the point and does it without making mistakes.
Bernardeschi 7 – Kean’s second goal comes from his brushstroke. He almost always looks for the fine game and tonight he often succeeds. From the 62nd Scamacca 6 – Look for the right movement in the opponent area to participate in the party but the goal does not come.
Raspadori 7.5 – Who knows if Immobile will have seen the game tonight. He attacked his opponents with the desire of those who want that place, of those who aim for that place and not only for the games in which the owners are not there or have to catch their breath. Stubborn performance.
Kean 7.5 – Hungry. He is constantly looking for the opponent’s mistake to hurt him, an attitude that rewards him great. The first goal is from a player who knows how to exploit opponents’ mistakes, the second is all thanks to him, a pearl. From the left wing it works, and how it works. From the 73rd Berardi 6 – Enter to complete an attack that in the end is all black and green hues.
Roberto Mancini 7 – Change everything and change well. Kean left wing intuition rewards him, with the Juventus striker who – together with Raspadori – immediately splits the game in two.
Lithuania’s report cards (by Andrea Piras)
Setkus 4.5 – He sees the Azzurri players arriving from all sides and never manages to raise the necessary barrier and stop the Italian advance. Could do more only on the first goal, petrified by Di Lorenzo’s cross-shot.
Lasickas 4 – On his side Biraghi and Calabria come down as and when he wants while there are few offensive ideas. Bernardeschi’s shot was too light and propitiated Raspadori’s 3-0.
Klimavicius 4.5 – Raspadori drives him crazy. He fails to stop the verve of the blue attacker and lets him turn often at the conclusion. Too light on the tip of Sassuolo on the occasion of the 2-0 (From 83 ‘Tutyskinas sv).
Utkus 4.5 – Raspadori’s shot probably would have ended up on the bottom but his unfortunate and awkward detour ends behind his goalkeeper. Definitely an evening to forget (From 46 ‘Satkus 5.5 – He is always put under pressure, he tries to put a piece on it in the second part of the race).
Slavickas 4 – The same goes for your ward colleague Lasickas. Bernardeschi and Di Lorenzo push like two trains and is always in the middle without ever being able to stop them (Dal 46 ‘Barauskas 4,5 – He presents himself with an impropriety against Bernardeschi, but he too always jumped by the opponent).
Dapkus 4 – Should raise the median dam but the idea is shipwrecked after a few minutes. He is constantly jumped by the certainly more technical blue midfield (From 46 ‘Megelaitis 5.5 – Intercept some good balls and try to trigger Dubickas more but the result is largely compromised after the interval).
Plum 5 – Try to help the rear guard in a very difficult evening for the Lithuanian national team. Apart from some good closing at the beginning, he is overwhelmed by the bad night of his team.
Novikovas 4.5 – Completely misses the back pass by directly serving Kean who realizes the blue advantage giving way to the goleada.
Verbickas 5.5 – He is the only one who tries to make himself dangerous in the first few minutes with a shot from an interesting position. He tries to turn on the light without succeeding in his intent.
Kazlauskas 5 – He does not give the necessary support to Slavickas leaving him too alone on the blue raids. His contribution in the offensive phase is not enough.
Dubickas 5 – Too isolated in the center of the attack ends up being dominated by the physicality of the blue centers who never allow him to be dangerous (Dal 73 ‘Uzela All).
Razanauskas 5 – Deploy a formation to give more coverage against a more technical national team like the blue one but the plan goes to the winds after just a quarter of an hour of play.
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