Reports in the Italian Press this morning suggest that the Azzurri’s loss to Uruguay on Tuesday will be the last action for several players.
Italy crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage after Uruguay claimed a controversial win in Natal.
Referee Marco Rodriguez sent off Claudio Marchisio and failed to spot Luis Suarez’s alleged bite on Giorgio Chiellini.
Reports in the Italian Press this morning suggest that the Azzurri’s loss to Uruguay on Tuesday will be the last action for several players.
Italy crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage after Uruguay claimed a controversial win in Natal.
Referee Marco Rodriguez sent off Claudio Marchisio and failed to spot Luis Suarez’s alleged bite on Giorgio Chiellini.
But Corriere dello Sport insist that the defeat, however it came about, will spark a revolution in the national team.
Thiago Motta, Gabriel Paletta, Ignazio Abate, Alberto Aquilani and Andrea Barzagli could all well have played their final game in the famous blue shirt, the paper suggests.
The sports daily also believes that Mario Balotelli will take a ‘back seat’, with Giuseppe Rossi promoted to lead the line.
Mattia Destro, Stephan El Shaarawy and Alessandro Florenzi are all set for call-ups for Italy’s 2016 European Championship qualifier against Norway in September.