Italy, because Orsolini was not called up by Spalletti for the European Championships

Italy: Orsolini, Ricci and Provedel excluded from the list for Euro 2024

Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini: in the last few hours the Italian coach Luciano Spalletti has made official the cuts on the 26 squadItaly For Euro 2024.

If the Lazio goalkeeper (as a precaution he will continue to train given Meret’s muscle fatigue, which however does not seem to cause concern) and the Torino midfielder they were suspected of exclusion, The decision on the Bologna winger caused some surprises, author of a great season in Serie A (10 goals and 2 assists) and among the architects of the Champions League qualification of the team coached by Thiago Motta. Among other things, Orsolini started the friendly match (which ended 0-0) between Italy and Turkey played on Tuesday at the Dall’Ara.

Italy, because Orsolini was not called up by Spalletti for the European Championships

What are the reasons for this cut? Some hypotheses can be made. Perhaps he was partly responsible for a performance below expectations, but the competition in the department (from Zaccagni to El Shaarawy) should also be highlighted. And then there is the problem linked to the formation: Spalletti’s Italy seems to lean towards the 3-4-2-1 and 3-5-2 in view of the European Championships, two formations (especially the second) that fit a little less suitable for someone who is a pure outsider like him.

Italy, Spalletti’s 26-man squad for Euro 2024

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Turin), Alessandro Buongiorno (Turin), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (Roma);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma);

Attackers: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).