Home Football “Controlled the game”: With his first win against Albania Jorginho is the midfielder with the highest number of accurate passes in a Euro match since Toni Kroos’s last time in 2016 with 121 times

“Controlled the game”: With his first win against Albania Jorginho is the midfielder with the highest number of accurate passes in a Euro match since Toni Kroos’s last time in 2016 with 121 times

Football Long Nguyen — 06/16/2024

Jorginho in Italy’s victory over Albania:

◉ Most touches on the ball (136)

◉ Most passes (131)

◉ Most accurate passes (120)

Jorginho is the midfielder with the highest number of accurate passes in a Euro match since Toni Kroos last time in 2016 with 121 times.

Since Euro 1980 until now, Jorginho is also the midfielder with the third highest number of accurate passes in a match:

127―Xavi v Ireland at EURO 2012

121―Toni Kroos v Northern Ireland at EURO 2016

120―Jorginho v Albania at EURO 2024

“Controlled the game”, “Pass master”, “Dictated the play”,… phrases that they describe about him. Congratulations to Jorginho Frello on his first win!