Luciano Spalletti’s decision to leave Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli out of his Italy squad for Euro 2024 has sparked an intense debate. However, the 26-year-old holds no grudges against the former Napoli manager and will use his omission to spend time with his family.
With Nicolò Barella undergoing tests, Italy experimented a 3-5-2 formation with Nicolò Fagioli in midfield ahead of Sunday’s friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
European footie fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2024 UEFA European Championship in June. As always, every team in the tournament has a shot at winning, but many wonder how far Italy will go after recent changes to the team amid a very competitive field.
Arrigo Sacchi hopes Italy players are ready to follow Luciano Spalletti but tells the Azzurri fans: ‘Don’t put pressure on them and don’t ask for the moon.’ Italy coach Spalletti named his 26-man squad list for Euro 2024 on Thursday, cutting the likes of Ivan Provedel, Samuele Ricci and Riccardo Orsolini.
Luciano Spalletti reflected on Italy’s friendly draw with Turkey, the condition of Nicolo Barella and his final Euro 2024 squad considerations. The Azzurri are gearing up for their final friendly ahead of the European Championship in Germany, facing Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 9th.
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Luciano Spalletti’s Italy showed a number of positives in their in-house friendly with the U20 squad, picking up a 3-1 win. The Azzurri left a little to
Sky Sport Italia reporter Peppe Di Stefano says the workload at Coverciano in the first five days of preparation for Euro 2024 justifies Italy’s poor performance against Turkey on Tuesday.
Luciano Spalletti will hold a press conference at Coverciano today and may announce the final 26-man squad list for Euro 2024, according to Sky Sport Italia.
Antonio Conte is formally the new Napoli coach, coronating a lengthy chase. They wanted him last summer to succeed Luciano Spalletti already and then in November when Rudi Garcia got the boot.
Italy CT Luciano Spalletti feels the Azzurri must improve quality and intensity, but he remains optimistic because he knows his players well. Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey in an international friendly at the Stadio Dall’Ara on Tuesday night.
Luciano Spalletti admits the 0-0 draw with Turkey was ‘your classic game at the start of the process’ because Italy were still getting to grips with their new approach.
Riccardo Orsolini admits he hopes to ‘convince’ Luciano Spalletti to make him part of the Italy squad for EURO 2024, as he starts in tonight’s friendly against Turkey.
Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli admits he was surprised to receive a call-up for the Italian national after a seven-month hiatus. In an interview with the Azzurri’s social channels, the 23-year-old thanked Luciano Spalletti for his kind words, saying he can feel the coach has faith in him.
Three players from Luciano Spalletti’s Italy squad will be in the stands of the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara for the friendly match against Turkey. The Azzurri
Luciano Spalletti has revealed that Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella will miss this evening’s friendly between Italy & Turkey as a “precaution.” Speaking to Italian broadcaster RAI Radio, via FCInterNews, the Azzurri boss assured that the problem is nothing serious for Barella, and that he should be back to his best in a day or two.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti confirms Federico Gatti will be part of the final squad that will head to Germany for Euro 2024. The Juventus defender wasn’t even in the manager’s 30-man preliminary squad.
Luciano Spalletti says Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini are the two candidates to be Italy’s No.10 at Euro 2024. The Azzurri CT held a pre-match press conference on Monday on the eve of an international friendly against Turkey.
Roberto Baggio has arrived at Coverciano, where he will watch the Azzurri training session alongside four other legendary No.10: ‘Luciano Spalletti’s call
Gianluca Scamacca is delighted proving his doubters wrong at Atalanta. The striker has finished the season helping La Dea win the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League.
Problems continue to mount for Italy coach Luciano Spalletti, with Gli Azzurri suffering another setback ahead of the 2024 European Championship. According to Sky Italia, Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini is at risk of missing out on the upcoming tournament through injury.
Luciano Spalletti’s preparations for the 2024 European Championship have just begun, but Italy can’t catch a break. After an injury forced Inter veteran Francesco Acerbi to withdraw from the national team, Gli Azzurri’s morale has suffered another blow.
Italy manager Luciano Spalletti has explained the roles Federico Chiesa can play as he prepares to unleash the attacker on opponents at Euro 2024. Chiesa was Italy’s hero when they won the competition in 2020, and the Juventus star will be eager to help the Azzurri retain their crown in this edition.
Luciano Spalletti has had to defend his decision to include Nicolo Fagioli in his preliminary squad for Euro 2024. The midfielder was banned for at least seven months after admitting to breaking betting rules.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti can see Antonio Conte enjoying success with Napoli. Spalletti left Napoli after their 2022/23 title winning season. He said, Napoli has a great team, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for me to do what I did there.
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