Poland vs Italy: 5 Talking Points, UEFA Nations League

#3 Jorginho and Verratti run the show for Italy

Jorginho was assured as ever in possession

Italy dominated the possession, and much of it was down to the duo of Jorginho and Verratti. Both of them were impeccable on the ball, rotating it effectively and keeping it out of the reach of their opponents. They showed great composure and awareness, and it helped Italy bombard the Polish goal constantly.

Jorginho had 124 touches, and Verratti had 134. No player on the night other than these two crossed 85. Only two Polish players crossed 50, and one of them was goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.

The likes of Insigne and Bernardeschi were finding pockets of spaces between the lines, and they were picked out immediately by these two. Mancini's attack may be finding scoring goals hard at the moment, but that is not a good reflection of the performances of the two midfield maestros.