Bettor.com rates the players who fought it out at the PGE Arena in Gdansk, where http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306’s opening goal was cancelled out by Cesc Fabregas’s strike.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gianluigi-Buffon-c14833
The world’s most expensive goalkeeper was not tested in the first half, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 failed to break the Italian defence. Buffon’s services were soon called into action after the start of the second half, but the skipper was up to
the challenge and saved Iniesta’s shot on goal.
Was clever enough to foresee Torres rounding him up and made the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 striker waste his opportunity on goal.
Player rating: 7.5/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-Bonucci-c22064
Was called into action on a number of times, and responded strongly each time. Did not give much away against the Spaniards, and dealt with long balls from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 with ease.
Player rating: 7/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-De-Rossi-c10112
The AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Barzagli-c5669 and never made it seem like he was out of position. Top quality performance by a top quality player, and his tackles were timed to perfection.
Player rating: 9/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giorgio-Chiellini-c14963
Well aware of the Spanish interchange of passes and play, effectively dealing with any threat by well timed tackles, which was enough to put off the opposition attacking line.
Player rating: 7.5/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Maggio-c9098
Played the role of wing back to great effectiveness and caused the young Alba with a lot of trouble. Maggio could have been more influential.
Player Rating: 6/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897
The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was in is his preferred position, and played with great presence, allowing Andrea Pirlo some breathing space to execute his passing to perfection. Came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock
but Casillas was able to parry the ball away. Player rating: 7.5/10.
Emanuele Giaccherini
The Juventus midfielder made a strong case for further selection following an impressive debut, where he broke forward on a number of occasions, however, he was at fault for letting Fabregas slip past him from which he scored.
Player rating: 6.5/10.
Andrea Pirlo
He cut a relatively anonymous figure for most parts of the match, but showed a moment of brilliance when sliding an exquisite pass for Di Natale, which the striker expertly finished.
Player rating: 7/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Marchisio-c9312
Marchisio probably was not as involved as he would have wanted to be, but there were no faults against him whenever he got the ball. His distribution was good and conjured a save out of the Spanish captain.
Player rating: 6.5/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937
The most volatile player in the Italian camp had a match to forget, which would further reduce his chances of making it into the next match against Ireland.
Player rating: 2/10.
Antonio Cassano
The AC Milan striker was always available to collect the ball and made some great runs, and repaid Prandelli’s faith in him. He was substituted after the hour mark owing to his lack of match fitness.
Player rating: 7.5/10.
Substitutes
Antonio Di Natale
The Udinese striker came on for Mario Balotelli and made an instant impact, scoring within four minutes of his substitution. He had another opportunity to score a goal but shot wide.
Player rating: 8/10.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Nocerino-c6332
The Milanello midfielder came on too late to make an impact. Player rating: N/A
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Giovinco-c32724
Paired up with Di Natale after coming on for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Cassano-c6302 and kept the Spanish defence busy.
Player rating: 6/10.
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