Lorenzo Lucca feels that Italy defenders’ will have the ability to cease’ Erling Haaland on June 6 though the Manchester Metropolis star is ‘possibly the very best striker in Europe.’
Lucca launched an unique interview with the , speaking about his profession and plans for the long run.
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The Italian has been linked with Arsenal, Napoli, Juventus and Milan, however he stays targeted on Udinese, the place he scored 11 objectives in 32 Serie A video games this season.
“I believe that each lad who begins taking part in soccer needs to play for the nationwide workforce and for a prime workforce,” he stated.
“However proper now, I’m solely enthusiastic about Udinese, I’m beneath contract with them. They believed in me from the start when no different membership was seeking to signal me. I’m blissful to have this relationship with this membership that’s actually extraordinary.”
Lucca’s verdict on Italy nationwide workforce
GENOA, ITALY – APRIL 4: Lorenzo Lucca of Udinese seems to be on throughout the Serie A match between Genoa and Udinese at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on April 4, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Photos)
Lucca has already made three appearances with the Italy nationwide workforce, all beneath Luciano Spalletti.
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“I believe that we’re a powerful group, with a mixture of younger and older gamers. A really united group,” he stated.
“The coach is somebody who I don’t must say what an incredible coach he’s, and an exquisite particular person. I can say that we will play in a really critical method going into the World Cup.”
The Azzurri will play their first sport within the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on June 6, visiting Norway and Erling Haaland, one in every of Lucca’s position fashions.
“I examine Haaland so much. For me he’s possibly the very best striker in Europe, greatest on this planet contained in the penalty space,” he stated.
“His motion, how he loses his man, the areas that he sees, these are issues that I work so much with, along with my private coach, who’s somebody who helps me enhance on all issues by watching movies. He’s a participant who when he has his day and if his teammates are in a position to get the ball to him, he’s a really very robust striker.
“I believe that Italy have very robust defenders: Bastoni, Calafiori, Buongiorno – I’m certainly forgetting somebody – are all gamers who’ve expertise having performed many matches within the European cups, with the nationwide workforce. I’m positive that they may have the ability to cease him.”
