Luciano Spalletti says Italy have 5 ‘top-class’ gamers and feels Francesco Pio Esposito is just like Christian Vieri.
The previous CT was one of many hosts of Competition dello Sport in Trento on Sunday.
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Spalletti names Italy’s top-class gamers
FLORENCE, ITALY – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Italy Luciano Spalletti speaks with the media throughout Italy press convention at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on October 07, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Claudio Villa/Getty Pictures)
“In my view, Italy has all the things. Even when we are able to select from a restricted variety of gamers, now we have 25 with whom we are able to construct a aggressive staff. Donnarumma is prime class, like Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Tonali and Barella. Pio Esposito provides you the boldness that he’ll have an actual presence contained in the penalty space,” Spalletti instructed reporters
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Pio Esposito scored his first worldwide purpose final night time, contributing to Italy’s
Spalletti compares Pio Esposito to Vieri
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 30: Former participant Christian Vieri seems on earlier than the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 30, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
“Final night time, he scored an unbelievable purpose, for each coordination and the way in which he struck the ball. Possibly Bobo Vieri was one thing like that,” argued Spalletti.
“No matter you threw at him, he’d return it clear and completely arrange. Pio is similar. I noticed him play many instances for Spezia final season.
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“Italy will go to the World Cup, for positive, they are going to. As a result of the gamers are robust and since Gattuso instantly discovered the suitable steadiness by enjoying these two forwards when it was crucial,” concluded the previous Azzurri boss.
“He was superb, he has options, and this nationwide staff has the potential to grow to be nice.”