There are high expectations in Italy from Luciano Spalletti and his players for the upcoming European Championship. After missing the World Cup in Qatar, Italy will try to heal the wound by defending its continental throne. It won’t be easy, there are many challenges, but the Azzurri are travelling to Germany in traditionally optimistic spirits. The arrival of Luciano Spalletti last September as the head coach, replacing Roberto Mancini, has sparked optimism. If he managed to bring the title back to Naples, why wouldn’t he keep Italy on top of Europe as well?I 30 pre-convocati di Spalletti per Euro 2024 📞🇮🇹Esclusioni eccellenti quelle di Locatelli, Politano, Carnesecchi e Bonaventura pic.twitter.com/EywEJEDnD2— GOAL Italia (@GoalItalia) May 23, 2024 The experienced strategist today announced an extended list of 30 footballers for EURO 2024. This list will be shortened by four names by June 7 at the latest. Among the surprising omissions are the experienced Ciro Immobile from Lazio and Manuel Locatelli from Juventus, who missed only one league match this season, while a spot was found for Nicolò Fagioli, who was suspended from October until mid-May. The list also does not include Marco Verratti, who has not received a call-up to the national team since moving to Qatar, nor occasional first-team members such as Federico Gatti and Moise Kean (Juventus), Matteo Politano (Napoli), and Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).Southgate explains his EURO listImmediately after the announcement of the coach’s list, Locatelli “reacted” by posting a completely black picture on his Instagram profile. It is clear that the defensive midfielder of the Old Lady did not take the news of not travelling to Germany very well. The Azzurri will compete in Group B, probably the strongest in the tournament, with Spain, Croatia, and Albania. In the first round, they will play against Albania, followed by Spain, and then Croatia. Before that, Spalletti will test his players in friendly matches against Turkey (June 4) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (June 9).##NAJAVA_MECA_8117932##
