On the latest edition of Gazzetta Dello Sport, it showcased how Mauro Icardi is one of the most lethal forwards in all of Europe, considering him the cobra for his goal scoring abilities.  “According to comparison by OPTA with the best attackers in the world, Icardi is 1st with average of balls necessary touched before scoring a goal which is 20.33.  He’s in 3rd position at 2.56 chances necessary to score a goal, better than Icardi in this category is Falcao of Monaco and Uth from Hoffenheim.  Messi just to name one of the best in the world scores for every 58.36 touches and 5.18 shots.  At this point Mauro is a cobra who waits for his preys but when his 1st bite comes he scores.  It’s curious though that he’s done this against big teams.  Icardi as a young lad in Sampdoria sweater scored a double against Juventus at Juventus Stadium, scored two goals at Fiorentina and Roma against Manolas and Fazio which was the last goal scored during play of action which he again made Bonucci go crazy, including Musacchio and Romagnoli.

Ajeti-Ceccherini, Helander-Gonzalez and Costa Djimsiti who play for Crotore, Bologna and Benevento never have the same difficulty as the bigger clubs have vs Icardi.  Mauro has a tougher time creating a goal by himself against teams that park the bus and those games you must take that next step in quality.