Giorgio Scalvini (photo Lapresse)
Italy, Scalvini: rupture of the anterior cruciate and farewell to the European Championships
Bad news for Luciano Spalletti ahead of the European Championships. LItaly, which had already lost Francesco Acerbi in recent dayswill not have another of its defenders available: Giorgio Scalvini he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee during the championship match between Atalanta and Fiorentina (match lost 2-3 by Dea, Scalvini also scored).
In the 83rd minute, Gasperini’s defender born in 2003 hurt his left knee, after a change of direction in an attempt to stem Ikoné’s acceleration. Scalvini left the field on his own two feet, albeit limping and supported by two members of the medical staff. Then the MRI he underwent highlighted the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee: “After the match against Fiorentina, Giorgio Scalvini was immediately subjected to diagnostic tests which highlighted the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee. In the next few hours the footballer will be subjected to further clinical-specialist evaluation to define the subsequent and suitable procedure “.
Italy, Spalletti without Acerbi and Scalvini. Spalletti calls Gatti? The hypotheses for the Italian defense at Euro 2024
Already after Acerbi’s injury, Spalletti had given advance warning to Juventus defender Federico Gatti. Now with Scalvini’s flat rate his prices for a call go up. The alternative is to stay like this and then exclude only 2 players – from the 28 remaining – compared to the initial 30, for the final call-ups which will be made official on 6 June.
The form with which the coach will choose to field the national team at the European Championships also needs to be understood. In the hypothesis of 4-3-3 the two favorite central defenders could be Buongiorno and Bastoni (with Mancini, Calafiori and possibly Gatti as alternatives). In the case of 3-5-2the wall in front of Donnarumma could be composed of Darmian-Buongiorno-Bastoni.
Italy towards Euro 2024, the friendlies and the European Championship calendar for the Azzurri
Spalletti will have two preparation matches to test the national team before the European Championships: on June 4th with the Türkiye of Montella in Bologna and on the 9th with the Bosnia Herzegovina in Empoli. At Euro 2024 Italy will play the first match on June 15th againstAlbania in Dortmund, then on the 20th with the Spain in Gelsenkirchen and on the 24th with the Croatia in Leipzig.
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