Italy’s journey towards Euro2024 continues. The Azzurri are on the fourth day of training camp, and tomorrow they will be on stage at the Dall’Ara in Bologna for the first of the two friendly matches scheduled before the world championship in Germany. Italy’s opponent will be Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey: let’s see how Luciano Spalletti’s men are preparing, who yesterday received very bad news from Bergamo.
Italy, at Euro2024 without Scalvini: cruciate rupture
Shortly after the conclusion of the daily training session in Coverciano, the news arriving from the last championship match for Luciano Spalletti is an icy shower. It’s the 81st minute of Atalanta-Fiorentina, Giorgio Scalvini he collapses to the ground after a sprint in pain and clutching his knee. Everyone fears the worst, and this will come: after the match, subjected to diagnostic tests, the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee. Therefore, no European Championships for the Atalanta defender, Spalletti’s fundamental player. The Azzurro coach himself decided to confirm the solo Federico Gatti and not to call another defender, aware of the short time available before the lists are delivered. With the withdrawal of Acerbi first, and then Scalvini, Spalletti will hardly give up Riccardo Calafiori: the Bologna defender sees the possibility of leaving for Germany getting ever closer.
Italy, Sunday’s session
The news from Scalvini, as mentioned, arrived shortly after the end of the classic training session. Yesterday afternoon, after Calafiori’s own words in the press conference, the boys of coach Luciano Spalletti took to the pitch for their third training session in Coverciano. The Azzurri, after a “torello” warm-up, carried out tactical exercises. Yesterday, Spalletti tried the 3-man defense again, presumably a deployment that we will also see against Turkey.
Today, after the morning meeting with Antognoni, Baggio, Del Piero, Rivera and Tottithe team will be back on the pitch for the last training session before tomorrow’s match against Dall’Ara.
Source – Sky Sport / FIGC
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