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Alessandro Bastoni Cavaliere OMRI (born 13 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team. Considered one of the best centre-backs in the world, he is known for his well-timed tackles and ball playing ability. [2] [3]
During the 2009–10 season, Inter became the first and only Italian team to win the Treble and the second team to win five trophies in a calendar year. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 900 players have appeared in competitive first-team matches for the club, some of whom have played at least 100 matches (including ...
Stefan de Vrij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːfɑn də ˈvrɛi]; born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. De Vrij began his career at his local club VV Spirit, and debuted as a professional for Feyenoord at age 17.
Tiago Tomás Palacios (born 28 April 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan. Club career
Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ ʒak maʁsɛl pavaʁ]; born 28 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan and the France national team. Although usually deployed as a centre-back, he is also capable of playing as a right-back.
Matteo Darmian (born 2 December 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.. He began his career at AC Milan, making his senior debut in 2006 at the age of 16 and Serie A debut in 2007 at the age of 17.
Centre-back John Terry (right) closely marks centre-forward Didier Drogba.. The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring.
Cannavaro picked up two yellow card during the group stage and was suspended for the round of 16 match, meaning Italy would be left without their two starting centre-backs. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Italy went out controversially in the second round, losing to co-hosts and eventual semi-finalists South Korea , once again to a golden goal.