Bonucci: Chiellini and Van Dijk are best defenders in the world 

According to Football Italia, Italy is ‘not a selection but a genuine squad’ promised Leonardo Bonucci and also agrees that Virgil van Dijk and Giorgio Chiellini are ‘two of the world’s best five defenders.’ 

With a 1-1 draw, the Azzurri opened their draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina while Holland defeated Poland 1-0.

“We are fortunate to be seeing two of the best defenders in the world face-off, like Giorgio Chiellini and Virgil van Dijk, whom I’d say are two of the top five.”

“Van Dijk proved in the Premier League and on international duty that he deserves the Ballon d’Or, while Giorgio has been the best for 15 years.”

“The Dutch have a different way of defending to the Italians, they are more physical, whereas we focus more on the tactics.”