Rafik Belghali
TOR
Provides assist in Fiorentina tilt
Belghali assisted once to go with three crosses (zero accurate), two clearances and one chance created in 34 minutes in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Fiorentina.
Analysis: Belghali came off the bench in his Torino debut and contributed to the game-winning goal with a powerful sprint down the right flank and a feed toward Che Adams, who buried it after a complicated first touch. He could quickly unseat Niccolo Fortini, given his superior experience and aggressiveness in the final third.
Moves to Torino
Belghali has joined Torino on a permanent deal from Hellas Verona.
Analysis: Belghali returns to Serie A after a solid campaign with Hellas Verona despite the relegation, as he scored two goals and logged 28 key passes, 60 crosses (16 accurate) and 21 tackles in 26 appearances. He participated in the World Cup with Algeria. He'll likely surpass Niccolo Fortini in the depth chart on the right wing pretty quickly.
Difficult game in 2-0 loss
Belghali recorded four tackles (one won) and two clearances in Thursday's 2-0 loss versus Switzerland. He was injured and subbed out in the 82nd minute.
Analysis: Belghali had a difficult game defensively as Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0. He started all four games that Algeria played in the tournament and created five chances across these games. In this match, he created a strong chance for Riyad Mahrez, but his shot was blocked. For the second goal, a poor clearance gave Switzerland the shot they scored from. He only managed to win one of his four tackles in the match and conceded a foul.
Scores against Austria
Belghali scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Saturday's 3-3 draw versus Austria.
Analysis: Belghali scored the 1-1 equalizer just before halftime with his first goal in World Cup play. The right-back took the second-most shots for Algeria during the draw before subbing off in the 71st minute. He started in all three games in group stage and that was the first time he did not play the full 90.
Makes three tackles vs Argentina
Belghali registered one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat to Argentina.
Analysis: Belghali made the second-most tackles and clearances on defense, but that wasn't enough to stop Lionel Messi and the current world champions. The right-back also won five duels. He had a quiet offensive effort, though, with only one chance created and one inaccurate cross.
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