Gianluca Frabotta & the importance of the Juventus Under-23 side
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Gianluca Frabotta will not likely go down in the annals of Juventus history as one of the great left backs to have worn the black and white stripes.
The 21-year-old Italian, who before his shock starting appearance on Sept. 20 was little known to most, including Biaconeri faithful, was ravaged through and through against Inter Milan.
On the first goal, Frabotta even managed to get beaten twice — first when Achraf Hakimi cut inside all too easily to commence the attack, and then getting caught completely out of position when Arturo Vidal, after a couple touches on the ball, splashed a pass out wide to Nicolo Barella, alone on an island. The midfielder nonchalantly made space by deking the oncoming Frabotta and then played a cross to the Chilean for the first of Inter’s two goals.