15 players were handed their debuts for Italy in their international friendly against Luxembourg on Wednesday, which they won 1-0. The post Italian youngsters must ‘prove ourselves one game at a time’, says Esposito appeared first on SoccerNews.
An Italy squad featuring 21 uncapped players will take on Luxembourg and Greece in friendlies this week, after they missed the World Cup. The post Baldini praises ‘humble’ Donnarumma and Esposito for leading young Italy squad appeared first on SoccerNews.
Bosnia and Herzegovina will be playing at the World Cup – Italy won’t. The Azzurri have thus become the first ever among the former world champions to fail to qualify for the tournament three times in a row. pic.twitter.com/eymMfBRgLG — PabloPuenteVideos (@PVideos66761) March 31, 2026 The post Esposito and Cristante miss as Bosnia-Herzegovina beats Italy for World Cup place (Video) appeared first on Soccer News.
Gennaro Gattuso refused to speak on his future as Italy head coach, after they failed to reach the World Cup finals. The Azzurri lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties in their play-off final, with Francesco Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missing their spot-kicks during a 4-1 defeat in the shootout. It finished 1-1 after […] The post Gattuso refuses speak on Italy future after missing out on World Cup qualification appeared first on Soccer News.
