Euro 2024, Luciano Spalletti revolutionizes Italy: ‘I have only one doubt’

A whole new team after the roaring passage of the round.

Italy revolutionized against Switzerland, opponent of the Azzurri in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 won at 98' of the group match against Croatia. Indeed, coach Luciano Spalletti has already hinted that there will be several new faces among the 11 starters of the national team on Saturday at 6 p.m..

The first change, obligatory, è that of Calafiori who will have to stop due to disqualification. "Mancini will play, who has the right experience for such an appointment – Spalletti announced in a press conference -. I can also say that we will miss Dimarco, while tomorrow we will evaluate Bastoni who è struggling with a few lines of fever. Against Switzerland I want to però deploy a right-winger on the right and a left-winger on the left, I think it".

The real doubt remains about the center forward, a role in which Scamacca seems to be ahead of Retegui. And Spalletti è focused precisely on Atalanta’s center forward: "He canò score at any time, he has the flair and the qualityà to do it. He is making forò a little more effort to connect with the behaviors of the team, about the fact that some time ago I had called him lazy we talked about it again and in the end we joked about it. But he makes the yards, he just has to be a little bit more; he has to be a little bit more connected to the team. Whether forò tomorrow he will play or not è my only doubt".

Otherwise, we are moving toward Cristante’s revival in midfield with Fagioli starting in place of Jorginho. Instead of Dimarco è the confirmation of Darmian is almost certain, while in the offensive trident Spalletti could choose El Shaarawy along with Chiesa and the center forward. Let it be Scamacca or Retegui.