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.
Gigio Donnarumma will be Italy’s captain at Euro 2024, Luciano Spalletti confirmed. Former Milan star Donnarumma will be Italy’s captain at the upcoming Euros.
Hungary coach Marco Rossi analysed how the Azzurri have evolved under Luciano Spalletti and explained the continued rise of Italian coaches in the dugout.
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.
Gigi Buffon thinks it is ‘a good thing’ that Italy are underestimated at EURO 2024 and insists there should be no controversy over the call for Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli after the betting ban.
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.
Luciano Spalletti tested out two different tactical systems in his first Italy training session building up to EURO 2024, focusing on pressing. The Azzurri have a 29-man preliminary squad going into the tournament in Germany, reduced from 30 because Francesco Acerbi pulled out with a groin injury.
Luciano Spalletti said Federico Chiesa can play ‘everywhere’, while Giacomo Bonaventura has even more quality than Jude Bellingham, but Gianluca Scamacca is ‘a bit lazy.’ Here are five talking points from his first Euro 2024 press conference.
Former Juventus and Bologna midfielder Giancarlo Marocchi feels that Matteo Politano’s omission from Italy’s preliminary squad for Euro 2024 means Luciano Spalletti will surely use a three-man defence.
With Italy coach Luciano Spalletti expected to use a three-man formation at Euro 2024, Inter defender Matteo Darmian could be a surprise starter for the Azzurri this summer.
Luciano Spalletti explains why he called on five ‘legends’ of Calcio to inspire Italy ahead of EURO 2024. ‘We must be worthy of the love for the Italy shirt.’ The Azzurri are the reigning Champions of Europe after winning the trophy under Roberto Mancini in 2021, but started a new era in September 2023 when Spalletti took over.
Luciano Spalletti admitted Italy aren’t considered favourites for the upcoming European Championship, a blessing in disguise for the defending champions.
One of the surprising calls Luciano Spalletti made to his squad for Euro 2024 is Nicolo Fagioli. The midfielder was banned for seven months during the season and only returned for Juventus’ final two games, starting one.
Italy CT Luciano Spalletti admits there are teams ‘on a higher level’ at Euro 2024, but is confident the Azzurri can play on par ‘if we become a team’ and reveals his target in Germany.
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.
Italy CT and former Napoli head coach Luciano Spalletti has commented on the potential appointment of Antonio Conte at the Stadio Maradona, while also reflecting on his own Partenopei exit just over a year ago.
Italy players will meet at Coverciano on Friday, May 31, to start the Euro 2024 campaign, and Luciano Spalletti will name the final 26-man squad list on June 6.
Luciano Spalletti’s most surprising selection for Italy’s Euro 2024 group was picking Nicolo Fagioli in his preliminary squad. The midfielder has been out of action for the last seven months while serving a ban for betting offences.
Federico Dimarco is confident Italy can have their say at EURO 2024 under Luciano Spalletti, who has ‘a very attack-minded style of football.’ The Azzurri won the EURO 2020 title with Roberto Mancini at the helm and are hoping to defend their title of European Champions in Germany this summer.
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho was chosen by the Italy national team coach Luciano Spalletti as a part of the 30-man provisional squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 in Germany.
With the clock ticking before the highly-expected Euro 2024 kick-off, Italy coach Luciano Spalletti announced his preliminary squad for the upcoming tournament.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti remains coy over why he left Napoli last summer. Spalletti walked away after leading Napoli to the Scudetto. He said: We had everything that we needed to follow up what we had won.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti has revealed that his decision to leave Napoli wasn’t born out of thin air after winning the title but had been a long time coming.
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