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Sandro Poschesci, the Ternana Coach who went viral for his rant against Italy and Sweden, has apologised to Giampiero Ventura. The Serie B tactician used his Press conference yesterday to…

Andreas Granqvist warns Sweden “have nothing to lose, so the pressure is all on Italy. A clean sheet will take us to the World Cup.” The Scandinavians won the first…

Sweden Coach Janne Andersson confirmed Albin Ekdal is out of the World Cup play-off against Italy, but they remain confident of qualification. They won the first leg 1-0 and the…

Sweden are expected to bring in Mikael Lustig and Jakob Johansson for the decisive World Cup play-off with Italy. They won the opener 1-0 in Solna on Friday evening and…

Sky Sport Italia report Italy will face Sweden with a 3-5-2 formation, starting Jorginho and Manolo Gabbiadini, but not Lorenzo Insigne. They lost the first leg 1-0 in Solna and…

Fabio Capello believes Carlo Ancelotti is the right man to lead Italy, rules himself out, and criticises the Azzurri performance against Sweden. Giampiero Ventura is believed to be at risk…

Manuel Locatelli is proud to wear the captain’s armband for the Italy Under-21 side against Russia, joined by Milan teammate Patrick Cutrone. The Azzurrini take on their Russian counterparts on…

Gigi Buffon again seemed to go against Coach Giampiero Ventura’s comments. “Italy must not get accustomed to mediocrity.” The first leg of their World Cup play-off ended 1-0 in Sweden…

Giampiero Ventura said he’ll “reflect” if Italy fail to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, but is “amazed people are surprised we’re in the play-offs.” The first leg ended 1-0…

Gigi Buffon insists his Italy career is “irrelevant” in the World Cup play-off with Sweden. “It’s for the Nazionale, the fans and our entire football movement.” The first leg ended…

Giampiero Ventura confirmed Italy “will change something” for their World Cup play-off with Sweden, but “we need tactics, heart and determination.” The first leg ended 1-0 in Solna on Friday…

Italy risk missing their first World Cup since 1958 and one of the players in that squad, Gino Pivatelli, reveals “we had to live with that for the rest of…

The 74,000 fans at San Siro will turn into a giant Italy flag for the crucial World Cup play-off against Sweden on Monday. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT and…

Marco Tardelli tore the Italy squad to shreds, above all Marco Verratti, and warns “if they play like they did against Sweden, it’s best to avoid the World Cup.” The…

Italy gamble their last chips to reach the 2018 World Cup tomorrow, but it’s not clear which system will be used against Sweden. The first leg ended 1-0 in Solna…

Bologna and Sweden full-back Emil Krafth admits he was overjoyed when discovering he’d face Matteo Darmian rather than Lorenzo Insigne. Italy lost the first leg of the World Cup play-off,…

Italy could sack Giampiero Ventura even if they qualify for the World Cup, with Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte and Gigi Di Biagio as alternatives. The Azzurri lost the first leg…

Sweden international Albin Ekdal “expected Italy to be stronger, but everything could change” in the second leg of the World Cup play-off. A deflected Jakob Johansson effort gave the Swedes…

Andrea Barzagli feels “tension, as there is so much at stake, but we are Italy and must get back on our feet” in the World Cup play-off against Sweden. The…

Italy legend Giancarlo Antognoni believes they can “turn this around” in the second leg of the World Cup play-off with Sweden. The Azzurri were beaten 1-0 in Solna and the…