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Five players that impressed during the International break

By Callum Room

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MARCH 21: Memphis Depay of Holland Celebrates 3-0 during the EURO Qualifier match between Holland v Belarus at the Feyenoord Stadium on March 21, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - MARCH 21: Memphis Depay of Holland Celebrates 3-0 during the EURO Qualifier match between Holland v Belarus at the Feyenoord Stadium on March 21, 2019 in Rotterdam Netherlands (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images) /
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UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 23: Moise Kean of Italy and Albin Granlund of Finland battle for the ball during the 2020 UEFA European Championships group J qualifying match between Italy and Finland at Stadio Friuli on March 23, 2019 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 23: Moise Kean of Italy and Albin Granlund of Finland battle for the ball during the 2020 UEFA European Championships group J qualifying match between Italy and Finland at Stadio Friuli on March 23, 2019 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

3) Moise Kean (Italy)

Italian youngster, Moise Kean put in a man of the match performance during Italy’s 2-0 win against Finland. The Juventus wonder kid, tore up and down the Italian flank, finishing a chance on his debut provided by Ciro Immobile from 12 yards out.

After the game, the teenager called his mother and she spoke of his reaction.

"“He was happy, very happy. He called me, still dazed by the debut goal. What did I tell him? That was very great, to continue like this, to always listen to the coach and the his teammates.”"

Kean, who is experiencing his first season with the Juventus senior team, became the second youngest goal scorer for Italy with his goal against Finland. Back home, he grabbed all the headlines with newspapers around the country praising the forward in Sundays papers.

The teenager added pace, power and conviction as he helped the Italians to put two goals past their opponent for the first time in 18 months. In Tuesdays thrashing of Liechtenstein, Kean doubled up his goal tally, scoring for the second game in a row after heading home from a pass by veteran Fabio Quagliarella.

While the youngster  may have had a slice of luck in getting international minutes due to Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Chiesa both being injured. It is without a doubt that he seized his chance and will be hoping to take these performances into the Serie A, with the possibility of minutes for the  Juventus team first team, with Cristiano Ronaldo suffering an injury during Portugal’s match yesterday. The youngster has bags of ability and has the opportunity to stake a claim to make the Italian flank his for many years to come.

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