Italy’s 3-1 victory over France dominated the country’s sports coverage, with newspapers praising Roberto Mancini’s side after an impressive performance against one of the world’s strongest national teams.
Reporting from Milan, Football Italia editor Lorenzo Bettoni examines the main reaction from the Italian media and the stories that featured across the morning papers following a memorable night for the Azzurri.
The focus is on the players who made the biggest impact during the match and those who received particular recognition in the press. The coverage also considers the key themes emerging from the front and back pages after Italy’s latest triumph.
Alongside the newspaper reaction, three moments from the match that were not shown clearly on television are also examined.
Those details include what happened away from the main action, exchanges between players that went unnoticed by the cameras, and the events surrounding one of the match’s most important moments.
Particular attention is given to the build-up to Sebastiano Esposito’s penalty in the second half. The circumstances before he took the spot-kick provide one of the behind-the-scenes details highlighted in the report.
The feature offers a closer look at how the Italian media assessed the victory, while also examining incidents that television coverage did not fully capture.
Lorenzo Bettoni is the editor of Football Italia.
