Lorenzo Insigne, the Secret of a Beautiful Goal from the Belgium vs Italy Man of the Match

DBasia.news – The match between Belgium and Italy in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals became a stage for Lorenzo Insigne to show his great talent. The petite midfielder appeared as the star of Gli Azzurri’s victory.

In the match which took place at the Allianz Arena, Saturday (3/7), Italy won with a score of 2-1. This result brought Roberto Mancini’s team to the semifinals.

As previously predicted, the match between Belgium and Italy was fierce. Both teams played open from the start to hunt for victory.

These two seeded teams were involved in buying and selling attacks at the beginning of the first half. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Thibaut Courtois who stood in between the posts were kept busy by making a number of saves.

But slowly, Italy took over the game. Pressure after pressure began to be launched repeatedly into the Belgian defense.

It is at this moment that Insigne’s role is very visible. With good ball skills, he repeatedly weaved in the midst of the Belgian players’ siege.

Insigne’s body, which is only 163 cm tall, seems to be an advantage. Belgian defenders who are tall have difficulty controlling his movements.

Insigne was installed as a left winger. But he often moves from the middle which is increasingly bothering the Belgian defense.

The peak is certainly a beautiful goal in the 44th minute. Dribbling from the middle, Insigne curled a long-range shot that Courtois couldn’t reach.

The goal put Italy 2-0 up. Previously, Nicolo Barella first broke the deadlock in the 31st minute.

But Insigne’s goal was crucial because Belgium were able to reduce the position not long after. Romelu Lukaku changed the score to 1-2 through the penalty spot in first-half injury time.

Luckily Italy was able to maintain its lead until the game was over. Insigne himself was withdrawn in the 79th minute and replaced by Domenico Berardi.

“I always try that shot in games and in training. I’m happy it went in. It was a good goal but we won together tonight,” Insigne said after the game.

Insigne did choose to be humble. Even though his performance in the match against Belgium was very prominent.

Summarizing the data from Whoscored, Insigne is the Italian front row who has touched the ball the most with a total of 75 times. This is evidence of the importance of the Napoli player’s role in the La Nazionale attack scheme.

“He (Insigne) decided the game, played brilliant passes, demonstrated the highest level of footballing intelligence and technique,” said UEFA Technical Observer Willi Ruthensteiner.

Italy and Mancini certainly hope Insigne can maintain his performance. If it can be done, the title seems not impossible to achieve.