Federico Gatti To Replace Injured Giorgio Scalvini For Italy
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It has now been confirmed that Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini will miss the Euros due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and consequently, Italy have officially confirmed the call-up of Federico Gatti.
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It is not just Scalvini that recently left the national team camp, Inter Milan centre-back, Francesco Acerbi was also forced to withdraw. The veteran withdrew from the Azzurri set-up last week after his decision to undergo an operation to resolve his painful groin issues, reducing Luciano Spalletti’s options at the back ahead of the European Championship.
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Things went from bad to worse for Italy after Scalvini suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Atalanta’s final game of the season against Fiorentina on Sunday, an injury that’ll keep him sidelined for the remainder of the calendar year.
As officially announced today, Juventus defender Gatti has been called up by Spalletti to join the Azzurri squad at Coverciano, adding some cover at the back. He will join his Italy teammates later today to start preparation for the European Championship.
The 25-year-old Bianconeri centre back has only made three caps for the Azzurri in the past, with his most recent appearance coming in the 5-2 win over North Macedonia back in November.
Atalanta confirmed on Sunday that their defender Scalvini had suffered a cruciate ligament injury during the last game of the 2023-24 Serie A campaign against Fiorentina. An MRI scan undergone by the 20-year-old defender confirmed the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee.
In the coming hours, the defender will undergo a specialist visit to “define the next and appropriate process,” La Dea said in an official statement. The promising defender had scored a goal in the first half, but the match and the season ended in the worst possible way for him.
Meanwhile…
Antonio Conte and his lawyers have reportedly signed his contract with Napoli, confirming his arrival after the last round of talks, making him the highest paid manager in the Serie A heading into next season, while also catapulting the club into the list of title contenders.
The 54-year-old Italian coach has been in the sights of Partenopei president Aurelio De Laurentiis for the last 10 months now and talks began to truly heat up over the last few weeks, especially after Gian Piero Gasperini’s decision to stay with Atalanta.
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Conte has agreed to a three-year contract with Napoli, which doesn’t include a release clause, worth circa €7m net per season plus €1m in add-ons, ready to start a new project in the Campania capital after a year on the sidelines.
Several reports from Italy details how the final definitive draft of the Napoli contract was sent to Conte’s lawyers on Sunday night, where pen was put to paper to finalise the move, confirming his arrival at the club. De Laurentiis is now hard at work planning the public announcement of the 54-year-old coach, which’ll likely take place at Palazzo Reale, possibly on Wednesday or Thursday this week.
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