The Paris St Germain midfielder was cut from Italy's final Euro 2012 squad, the Azzurri, along with England, were knocked out in the group stage at the 2014 World Cup, before Verratti missed the entire Euro 2016 tournament through injury.
"Three or four days after the injury I thought I would not be fit for the tournament," Verratti told a news conference this week. Not only has he won more tackles than any of his international team mates, Verratti is also the Azzurri's most prolific creator, having laid on more chances than any other Italy player, with only Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne creating more openings at Euro 2020.As Verratti was busy battling back from injury, the man standing in for him was more than making the most of his chance.
The big call came when Mancini had to pick between Verratti and the in-form Locatelli for the knockout match against Austria.
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