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Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi has won praise for doing the “dirty work” for Italy in their 2-2 Nations League draw with Belgium.

Today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, hail the 25-year-old’s role in what proved to be a difficult evening for the Azzurri.

Frattesi has become a regular starter for Italy.

Whilst he was still playing for Sassuolo, Frattesi broke into the national team setup under Roberto Mancini.

And then the arrival of Luciano Spalletti to replace Mancini has only increased the profile of Frattesi in the Azzurri lineup.

The 25-year-old has become a regular starter for the national team.

In fact, it has been widely commented on that Frattesi starts more regularly for Italy than he does for Inter.

The former Sassuolo man has gotten a couple recent starts for the Nerazzurri. In this sense, an injury to Nicolo Barella has certainly handed him an opportunity.

But it is for Italy where Frattesi continues to start more regularly.

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Frattesi is the top scorer for Italy since Spalletti took over as head coach.

The Inter midfielder is very prolific for both club and country.

However, Frattesi was not able to get on the scoresheet yesterday.

There was one good headed chance for Frattesi. But he was not quite able to be clinical in front of goal.

Italy had to dig in and suffer for more than a full half, however. This was due to a red card to Lorenzo Pellegrini towards the end of the first half.

Naturally, this meant that Frattesi was not able to play with much freedom or attacking intent.

Nevertheless, Tuttosport argues, Frattesi did do a good job of keeping the midfield together.

It was a match where the circumstances demanded running and discipline from Frattesi. And that is what he provided when the team needed it.