Di Canio: Spence can play with his eyes closed in Serie A

Safe to say Paolo Di Canio is a big fan of England international Djed Spence: ‘He can play blindfolded in Italy.’

Spence missed the first few games of the season, working separately at Inter after completing a €35m transfer from Tottenham in August.

However, he’s received consistent playing time in recent weeks and provided one assist in each of Inter’s last two matches.

The first one came in a 3-0 Champions League win over Feyenoord last week and the second in Sunday’s home Serie A game against Como, which Inter won 2-0.

Di Canio, a former Juventus, Lazio, Milan and West Ham striker, praised the Englishman during Sky Sport Italia’s Sunday night show.

“He [Spence] can play blindfolded in Italy. This is a player who started at the World Cup with the third-best national team in the world. We’re not talking about just anyone,” Di Canio said via FcInter1908.

“He’s got an incredible left foot and incredible technique. [Against Como] He delivered a Premier League-quality assist. A driven ball; either you score an own goal or your teammate scores. But he also has the technical ability when playing out from the back. Sometimes he switches off because that’s just the way he is, but if he gets rid of that flaw, it’ll be much easier for him to play as a wing-back, given his athleticism, quality, and technique.”

Inter’s win over Como allowed the Nerazzurri to cement their second-place position in the table and move one point below leaders Lazio.

The Nerazzurri have scored 28 goals in 11 league games so far and conceded 13.