The coach announced that the new Italy will be even younger: here’s who can be part of the blue cycle that cannot fail to pass for the World Cup
After the failure at Euro2024, which follows the two failed World Cup qualifiers, a question arises: who should Italy start from again? The mea culpa of Spalletti it was a duty, but the coach, who does not give up on the blue bench at all, has also charted the course: it will be a younger national team. From Casadei a Fabian: here are the possible new faces.
Italy, things are changing: young people (few) arriving for the new course
The obligatory word is restart. Because not even in the worst of nightmares can you think of failing the World Cup for the third time in a row. In 2026 theItalia will have to be among the selections that will fly to Canada, Mexico and the United States. But what does the blue panorama have to offer? Not much. Because the problem of the nurseries remains the Achilles’ heel of a movement that only with difficulty manages to launch and grant confidence to the talents of our country. Let’s start with the one who could be the most ready young man, if only for appearances in the last season: Giovanni Fabbian. Five seals with Bologna in Champions League format of Thiago Motta, after the eight in Serie B with Inzaghi’s Reggina: Spalletti had also taken him into consideration for the European Championship, only to then turn to other names. The midfielder born in 2003 could truly represent the future of the national team.
From Casadei to Baldanzi: all the other names Spalletti is thinking of
The sore points become clear when you read the attendance records of young Italian footballers playing at home and abroad. From Caesar Casadei, MVP and top scorer of the last Under 20 World Cup, is struggling to establish himself. After a good first part of the season on loan at Leicester of Maresca, he returned to Chelsea in January where he was forced to settle for just a few minutes per game. Closed by Dybala and a game system that perhaps penalises him, Bold He has played very little since he left Empoli for Roma. Instead, aim to make the jump to the big names Kayodewho could replace or alternate with Di Lorenzo, protégé of Shoulder pads coming off a nightmare Europe. The 19-year-old Fiorentina full-back has found a fair amount of continuity under Italiano. In the middle of the pitch, his 190 centimetres could prove useful Ndourthe cornerstone of Nunziata’s Under 21 team, but rarely used before Paris Saint Germain who holds the card and then in the Braga where he finished the season on loan.
The problem of attackers remains: who could call up Spalletti
Camarda like Lamine Yamal? At the moment it seems like an impossible solution, unless Milan decides to rely on its sixteen-year-old golden boy from the youth team. The solutions up front are few, very few. In addition to Scamacca and Retegui, there is Lucca, author of a good championship with Udinese, but certainly not a relentless striker. Maybe Spalletti will decide to relaunch among the big names Gnonto, who scored eight goals in the Championship with Leeds. In the end, Infinitywho had to go to Switzerland to find some playing time: one goal in 17 appearances in 2006.
