Italian news outlets called Jude Bellingham the “next big thing in world football” after he won Player of the Match for England.
When England played Italy on Tuesday, they won 3-1 in a Euro 2024 qualifier match, and Bellingham was the star of the show.
The Real Madrid player drove into the Italy box and was tripped by Giovanni Di Lorenzo, which set up England’s first goal.
To tie the game, Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot and sent Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way. After setting up his country’s second goal, Bellingham brilliantly won back the ball on the edge of his own area and quickly passed the ball to Phil Foden.
The former Borussia Dortmund player then looped the ball over the head of the defender who was coming at him to set Marcus Rashford free on the counterattack. Rashford cut inside and shot low into the bottom corner.
The crowd at Wembley gave him a standing ovation for his act. The 20-year-old keeps showing what he can do on the biggest stages.
The English media have already given Bellingham a lot of praise, and his fans believe that he will bring European fame all by himself.
But here’s what the Italian media said about his show.
Release of information The whole marketWeb gave him an 8/10 for his play, which was better than any other player on the field.
They talked about how important he was and said he was “a rising star in world football” and “dominated” the second half.
According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, he “played as a leader and made the magic that led to the first two goals.”
The report also talked about Bellingham’s position further forward, saying, “Bellingham made the difference by often playing more advanced than Kane, sneaky in his central incursions like the one that earned the equalizing penalty and set up the 2-1 win.”
The young player was called “the next phenomenon of world football” by Tuttosport, who thought his strength and ability to make quick decisions were too much for Italy.
“A Martian at Wembley” was written in the newspaper. It’s Jude Bellingham, who has shown over and over again this season that he has what it takes to become the next big thing in football.
“Real Madrid’s attacking midfielder was too strong, omnipresent, and decisive in the actions of the first two English goals, for an Italy which in any case does not disfigure and which with a few fewer defensive errors could have taken some points away from London.”