Jorginho didn’t have the easiest course before he dominated European football.
Like Nicolas Anelka and Christian Karembeu in 2000 (Real Madrid / France), like Fernando Torres and Juan Mata in 2012 (Chelsea / Spain) then Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe in 2016 (Real Madrid / Portugal), at least two Chelsea players will succeed in the doubled Champions League and Euro the same year. It will be either Mount, James and Chilwell for England, or Emerson and Jorginho for Italy.
But one of them clearly stands out from the pack of the five Blues thanks to his solid performances repeated in the midfield. Jorginho, the only Italian playing in England, is even one of Roberto Mancini’s centerpieces. With 477 balls touched, 399 successful passes (out of 426), 40 balls recovered, 14 fouls caused and 72.3 km covered in the tournament, he dominates all of these statistical categories for his team. Here are eight things to know about No.8 Squadra.
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