And while last night many Italians were focused on the Azzurri’s 4-1 victory, 1200 km away from Udine, at the Stade Roi-Baudouin in Brussels, Manu was making waves in the midfield of the world’s strongest national team.

Emmanuel Kouadio Kone. A name that is already familiar to Roma fans and is starting to be recognized in France, even in a midfield that boasts the likes of Eduardo Camavinga and Aurélien Tchouaméni. Whether with the Bleus or with Rome. Last night, against Belgium, the former Gladbach player performed as a right half in a three-man midfield, while with the ‘giallorossi’, he is almost always lined up as a central midfielder alongside Cristante in a two-man lineup. Moreover, on September 9 – once again against Tedesco’s national team – he led a three-man midfield flanked by Kante and Guendouzi. No matter where he’s positioned, Manu always knows what to do. Physicality, ball recovery, dribbling and leading: even yesterday’s performance – where he stood alone alongside Camavinga, against a Belgium team seeking an equality in 11 against 10 – was superb. In the first half, he enjoyed more freedom as a mezzala, as reflected in his heatmap, and in the second half, he was completely flawless in thwarting the advances of the Red Devils. With fifty-five touches, leading the tally if we exclude Tchouaméni and the two center players, suffering four fouls, winning 9 duels out of 13, and enduring no successful dribbling, he marked his own territory. He also had a goal disallowed due to a handball by Kolo Muani. Quite the sporting spectacle it was! One still poised to explode, yet make his mark. Manu, born in 2001, is just 23 years old and undoubtedly has room to improve, but given his performance, his starting position should not be even up for debate. Against Athletic Bilbao and Monza, he was unmistakably one of the best on the field, operating as an attacking midfielder beside a holding player like Cristante. However, he may need someone more dynamic, as Le Fée or Pisilli, to fully express his metronome-like qualities. For now, alongside Dovbyk, he is the only successful signing of the Ghisolfi era, and categorizing him as a “youngster” may not be the best choice since Manu is already a top player. It seems like the text you provided is a name, “Federico Liuti,” without any context. Unfortunately, this doesn’t give me much to work with in terms of translating or creating a news-style report.