Atalanta fullback Sead Kolasinac admits he's been impressed by Giorgio Scalvini.

Kolasinac says he can understand the hype around the defender.

He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "I am struck by the maturity of his 19 years. He reads the game well, he knows what to do with the ball, defend one-on-one, how to use his body in marking: it's nice to have him alongside in defence.

"But first of all he is a good guy, even humble: if he doesn't lose this character, he will have a great career."

On La Dea coach Gian Piero Gasperini, he added: "Already before playing, he tells you what will happen on the pitch and what to do, he always offers you two or three scenarios to read the situations better. And then exactly what he explained to you happens."