Raoul Bellanova is poised to make his debut for Italy during their friendly match against Ecuador, presenting him with a significant opportunity to showcase his skills to Luciano Spalletti ahead of Euro 2024.

The 23-year-old talent from Torino received his first call-up from Spalletti for the current international break. However, he didn’t have a chance to play in the recent 2-1 victory over Venezuela, leaving him eagerly anticipating his debut for the Azzurri.

Having enjoyed a distinguished career in Italy’s youth teams, Bellanova has been a standout performer for Ivan Juric’s Torino side this season. His impressive form has attracted interest from several top clubs, including Manchester United, Aston Villa, and West Ham.

According to La Stampa via TMW, Bellanova now finds himself with a golden opportunity to impress Spalletti and stake his claim for a place in the squad for this summer’s European Championship. His performance in the upcoming friendly against Ecuador will be crucial in his bid to do so.

Spalletti is offering opportunities to various players in the friendly at the Red Bulls Arena, with plans to include Nicolo Zaniolo, Guglielmo Vicario, and Giacomo Raspadori in the starting lineup, among others.

In the current season, the 23-year-old right-wing back has contributed one goal and three assists in 2465 minutes of play across a total of 30 appearances.

Raoul Bellanova

This season he played in total 28 times for 2319 minutes for Serie A.

Raoul Bellanova scored 1 goal for Torino. He procured 5 assists. He received 5 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 11th in Serie A. In the last match Torino won 2-0 against Udinese.

Torino performance and stats

Torino is currently 11th in the Serie A with 41 points.

In the last 29 games, it has won 10 times, drawn 11 times, and lost 8 times. In its last match, Torino won 0-2 against Udinese.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 28 goals and conceding 26.​