Emerging characters, Frattesi goalscorer for Spalletti’s national team

European Championships 2024, Frattesi goalscorer

Four goals in nine games in Luciano Spalletti’s new cycle, “but I could have scored more”. Davide Frattesi, the real striker of the Italian national team who will play the European Championship in Germany, presents himself with these numbers. In fact, it was he who decided the friendly match against Bosnia last night, the last one before the continental tournament. Before this goal, the decisive double in his stadium, San Siro, last September 12th against Ukraine, which gave the Azzurri the pass to Germany.

At the moment Frattesi, midfielder with a strong propensity to score who makes insertions his best weapon, he starts behind in Spalletti’s hierarchies. Probably, in his debut against Albania on June 15th, the coach will prefer his (Inter) teammate Niccolò Barella. But if the former Cagliari player does not recover in time from the injury that struck him, Frattesi is a candidate for a starting shirt. He is undoubtedly the emerging character of this new national team.

Spalletti believes in him and knows that he can be the solution he gives Italy unpredictability that is needed to get as far as possible. Born in Rome on 22 September 1999, Frattesi began his career in Sassuolo. In 2017 Frattesi made his professional debut in the 2-1 away defeat against Atalanta in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup. The following year he went on loan to Ascoli, in Serie B. He would finish the season with 33 appearances and 2 assists.

In 2019 he went to Empoli, again in Serie B, and collected 41 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists. Then in 2020 he moved to Monza, newly promoted to Serie B, finishing the season with eight goals and two assists. In 2021 he returns to Reggio Emilia and in two seasons he made 76 appearances and 11 goals.

Then the big call: Inter. In 2023 Frattesi will join the Nerazzurri. The Roman scored his debut goal for Inter in the 5-1 win over Milan during the Derby. He couldn’t have done better. Then the very heavy goal against Verona on 6 January this year. A goal scored at the last minute and which effectively launched Inter towards winning the Scudetto. Currently, according to the site Transfermarktthe market value is 35 million euros, but after the European Championship it could soar.