For a player whose game is based on speed and movement, Italy's leading striker has the worst possible surname. Yet if the Azzurri are to capture their first European title since 1968, they will need the goals of Ciro Immobile to propel them there. Immobile – the name is pronounced differently in Italian but has the same meaning as in English – is an enigma of the European club game. Immobile has never scored in a major tournament and his list of victims hardly inspires confidence. Roberto Mancini needs his striker to follow in the footsteps of Italy's previous star forwardsTwo factors may work in Immobile's favour.

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2021 16:32 UTC