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Ballon d’Or: 5 Italians, Mancini makes his choice

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Thanks to its crown at the Euro, Italy has managed to place 5 representatives in the list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or unveiled on Friday by France Football: goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan and then PSG), central defenders Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) and Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), and midfielders Nicolo Barella (Inter) and Jorginho (Chelsea). Despite crumbling some of them, Squadra Azzurra coach Roberto Mancini did not hesitate to unveil his darling among his 5 ambassadors.

“Jorginho won the Champions League, the Super Cup, the Euro. He largely deserves the Ballon d’Or. The opposite would seem strange to me,” said the technician at a press conference. Because of his record in 2021 and his consistency, it is true that the Blues player clearly represents the Italian who has the most chances of being crowned …

Read 5.285 times – by Romain Lantheaume on 10/09/2021 at 10:20 p.m.






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