Sandro Tonali started on the bench but made a significant impact when he came on as Newcastle won 3-1 away to high-flying Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
Here’s how the Italian internationals fared in the Premier League this weekend.
Tonali impresses in Newcastle victory
Tonali started on the bench for the second successive Premier League match, but came on as a second-half substitute as Newcastle were tied 1-1 away at Nottingham Forest, and completed his spell on the winning side in a possible 3- 1 result.
The Italy international was involved in the build-up to Joelinton’s goal to make it 2-1, before record an assist for Harvey Barnes for Newcastle’s third, carrying the ball across most of the opposition half before letting his teammate apply the finishing touch.
Despite only coming on after 68 minutes, Tonali was rated 8/10 by the local press for his performance at the City Ground.
Vicario and Udogie in worrying form at Tottenham
Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie started as usual in Tottenham’s 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich Town. It was the visitor’s first Premier League victory in more than 20 years and Tottenham’s second defeat this week following a 3-2 loss to Galatasaray in the Europa League.
There was little Vicario could have done to prevent Ipswich’s first goal, an improvised kick into the far corner from Sammie Szmodics, but there were suggestions he could have done a little better to prevent the second, when he got his hands on Szmodics’ low cross. , but could only direct it into the six-yard penalty area.
Udogie, meanwhile, had a relatively harmless game at left-back, but Football London have suggested that he needs to be a bit more decisive and aggressive in tackling, as he tends to shy away from certain challenges.
How other Italian internationals fared
Emerson Palmieri was the only other Italian international involved in Premier League action this weekend, but it was by no means a blockbuster. West Ham’s 0–0 draw at home to Everton was considered one of the worst matches of the season in terms of quality.
Caleb Okoli was an unused substitute as Leicester City lost 3-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
This was also the case for Jorginho on the Arsenal bench during the 0-0 draw against Chelsea. Cesare Casadei has not been part of Enzo Maresca’s squad since Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth in mid-September.
Riccardo Calafiori at Arsenal and Federico Chiesa at Liverpool remain injured. Neither was included in Luciano Spalletti’s work. last team of the Italian national team.
