💔 Worst international debut ever?! BVB talent goes full Italy
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A Borussia Dortmund player delivered a disastrous international debut for Italy, a team already struggling with its absence from the upcoming World Cup. The performance was so poor it's being compared to worst-case scenarios for first appearances on the national stage. The article underscores Italy's broader challenges as a football nation, having failed to qualify for the tournament while other traditional powerhouses compete.
💔 Worst international debut ever?! BVB talent goes full Italy
We all know the state of the Italian national team, at the latest when we remind ourselves once again that they will have nothing to do with the upcoming World Cup, the biggest tournament in world football, after failing to qualify yet again.
Instead, the Squadra Azzurra can now experiment calmly and without any real competitive pressure, while building a young new generation of players that will hopefully perform better in qualification for the next major tournament.
That is exactly what Italy are doing right now, and in yesterday’s friendly against Greece they gave 18-year-old Dortmund talent Luca Reggiani the chance to prove himself. With Italy leading 1, 0, he came on in the 55th minute for Pietro Comuzzo, but had to leave the pitch again after just 13 minutes.
And despite the mockery that naturally always surrounds Italy a little: this is really not the kind of debut you would wish on any young player. When Greece’s Douvikas tried to chase down a long ball from his teammate, Reggiani clumsily pulled him down from behind.
The incident took place some distance from goal, but the Dortmund youngster was still the last man and was shown a red card for the challenge. So just a few minutes after making his first appearance for the senior national team, he was forced to head for an early shower.
At least it was only a friendly, though for the 18-year-old, of course, it was still far from ideal.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.