Prandelli: ‘Balotelli will get chance’
Cesare Prandelli believes Italy’s doors are still "open" to Mario Balotelli and that “organisation” is behind the Roberto Mancini revival. Balotelli has been overlooked by Mancini for the past year,…
Cesare Prandelli believes Italy’s doors are still "open" to Mario Balotelli and that “organisation” is behind the Roberto Mancini revival. Balotelli has been overlooked by Mancini for the past year,…
Carlo Mazzone described how he gave Roberto Baggio a new lease of life at Brescia. “He was cast out, given the scorched earth treatment.” Baggio had won the 1993 Ballon…
Juventus and Atletico Madrid are rumoured to be preparing bids for Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali. Tonali has risen to fame in the last year, as the 19-year-old was a key…
Italy can complete a perfect qualifying record for Euro 2020 when hosting Armenia tomorrow, but Roberto Mancini plans changes. It kicks off at the Stadio Barbera in Palermo on Monday…
Roberto Mancini warned his Italy squad for Euro 2020 is practically decided and there's "no time for experiments," but Mario Balotelli “will return when he deserves it.” The Azzurri set…
Sandro Tonali admits he is “more of a Jorginho” at Brescia, but can adjust his style to play alongside the Chelsea man for Italy. The 19-year-old was given his first…
Roberto Mancini praised Italy for “an excellent performance” to beat Bosnia 3-0 and maintain their 100 per cent record in Euro 2020 qualifying. This is a new all-time Azzurri record…
Italy CT Roberto Mancini discussed Nicolò Zaniolo's position and why he won't "stress" players with extra get-togethers in the build-up to Euro 2020. Mancini was speaking to Radio Rai ahead of…
Roberto Mancini has several decisions to make going into tomorrow’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina, including Nicolò Zaniolo or Sandro Tonali in midfield. It kicks off in Zenica on Friday…
Sandro Tonali reiterates he sees himself most like Gennaro Gattuso “but more technical” and insists he is “not scared” by Brescia’s €300m valuation. Tonali had always been likened to Andrea Pirlo,…
Brescia defender Andrea Cistana felt “emotional” when receiving his first Italy call and is glad he had “formative experiences” in the lower leagues. This is the first call-up for the…
Milan are without Hakan Calhanoglu and Ismael Bennacer against Napoli, while Atalanta have Ruslan Malinovskyi suspended with Juventus. The Disciplinary Commission gave its verdicts after the Week 12 fixtures and…
Nice coach Patrick Vieira was “disappointed” with Mario Balotelli. “It’s really difficult for him to understand that football is about teamwork.” The Italy international has never hit the heights his…
Italy Under-21 boss Paolo Nicolato admits that while Sandro Tonali’s senior promotion “gives us a lot of pleasure, it also gives us some problems.” Tonalo was drafted into the full…
Leonardo Spinazzola, Marco Verratti and Domenico Berardi have all withdrawn from the Italy squad through injury, so Sandro Tonali comes in. The trio pulled up for their respective clubs at the weekend,…
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s three Serie A games, Brescia-Torino, Inter-Verona and Napoli-Genoa. If you are on a mobile device or tablet,…
Torino coach Walter Mazzarri still had warnings for his team even after a 4-0 victory away to Brescia. “We sat back at 2-0 up.” The Granata finally got their first…
Fabio Grosso admits his Brescia debut “wasn’t what we all wanted” after a 4-0 defeat to Torino, but defends his decision to substitute Mario Balotelli. It was a disastrous first…
Fabio Grosso had the worst possible debut on the Brescia bench, losing 4-0 at home down to 10 men, as Andrea Belotti and Alex Berenguer braces ended the Torino crisis.…
Alessandro Del Piero celebrates his 45th birthday today, so Football Italia decided to rank his five greatest lesser-known goals for the Bianconeri, not an easy task considering he scored 290 for…