Italy celebrates German U21 goalscorer – will Tresoldi now decide against Klopp?

Nicolo Tresoldi grabbed the ball after his gala goal and celebrated an incredible evening on the big premier class stage on the San Siro lawn. With three goals, the German U21 national striker was the match winner in Belgian champions Club Brugge's 4-3 coup at Inter Milan. And of all places in Italy, which also wants to win the striker for the national team.

"For me as a Milan fan, it was a little derby. It was a crazy and indescribable night. I dreamed of an evening like this. Before the game I received a lot of messages from Milan fans," said Tresoldi, who was also named "Man of the Match". He enthused on Sky Sport Italia: "I've dreamed of a night like this so many times, but to score three goals and win here at San Siro can't be put into words. All my family and friends were in the stands too, it's just fantastic."

"Tresoldi, what a night," wrote the "Gazzetta dello Sport" and hopes that the youngster will soon be wearing the "Squadra Azzurra" jersey: "He just has to decide which country he wants to play for in the future: at the moment it is 50:50. On the one hand Italy, his father's homeland, on the other hand Germany, which has never let him down. After a night like this there is hope that the wind will turn towards us."

Tresoldi leaves the decision open

Both national coach Jürgen Klopp and Italy's national coach Roberto Mancini have already contacted Tresoldi. But the youngster wants to finish his time with the German U21s and play in the European Championships next summer before making a final decision. "I'm happy with what I'm doing in Germany and then we'll see what happens next. There are a lot of strikers in Germany and Italy who are significantly better than me. Maybe after today I'll have a little more confidence in my own abilities," said Tresoldi.

He spoke to both Klopp and Mancini. "You understand how I see things. I always speak Italian at home and I was also born in Italy. We'll see. I'm having fun with the German U21, we have a European Championship ahead of us. My father won this title with Italy, so that's a goal for me. Then we'll see what happens," continued Tresoldi. Both major football powers, which have recently been weakening, could use such a goalscorer.

Because Tresoldi turned up the heat. A converted penalty, a goal, another goal as an ice-cold enforcer - the striker was unstoppable. As a fan of city rivals AC Milan, he must have particularly enjoyed this evening.

From a German perspective, Tresoldi even wrote a little Champions League history. At 22 years and 54 days, he was the youngest German hat-trick player in the Champions League. He replaced Karim Adeyemi (22 years, 257 days).