there is an Italian who deserves the European Championship

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Due to injuries in defence, Spalletti has made his choice: but he could also have chosen from Milan.

Unlucky period for some Italian defenders pre-summoned by Italy for the 2024 European Championship. He got hurt before Francesco Acerbi and then it happened to Giorgio Scalvini. Really unlucky, both would have liked to take part in the important competition.

The central ofInter he had already participated in the last edition, won by the Italian national team with Roberto Mancini as technical commissioner. Instead, for the young Atalanta talent it would have been the first such prestigious tournament played with Italy. He was injured on Sunday in the last official match played by Gian Piero Gasperini’s team against Fiorentina. Very serious injury: rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee. Return scheduled for 2025.

Luciano Spalletti he announced that he will call Federico Gatti of Juventus to complete the defense. The final list of the 26 players called up for the European Championship will be delivered by 6 June. No AC Milan player was included in the list of 30 pre-summoned players, not even after his double injury Unripe And Scalvini the situation has changed. Yet, there is a Milan fan who deserves a chance based on what he has seen this year.

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Matteo Gabbiawho had an excellent second half of the season with the Rossoneri after spending the first on loan at Villarreal, he didn’t even have the chance to play it. The months in Spain helped him grow and return to Milan more ready. He was certainly one of the best on the team Stefano Pioli and not just on the pitch.

In fact, he was one of the few to appear in front of the cameras in some key moments, such as after Roma’s exit from the Europa League. In short, performance and personality. Cage he has never been called up to the senior Italian national team: in fact, until today he hadn’t deserved it. Now, however, yes. Spalletti he preferred Catswhich was certainly less than Cage in performance this season. With the injuries of Acerbi and Scalvini, it was reasonable to expect a chance for the defender Milan. Nothing to do, unfortunately. The coach doesn’t see it and for now he prefers it that way. The hope is that Matteo can continue on the path he took in January and convince the coach that he was wrong. The 24-year-old from Busto Arsizio just has to roll up his sleeves and work even harder to put himself in a position to be called up.