Defending champions Italy suffered a serious setback, with Atlanta defender Giorgio Scalvini being compelled off the pitch within the remaining minutes of a Serie A match towards Fiorentina with a suspected knee damage. Scalvini has been named to Italy’s preliminary 30-man squad for Euro 2024 and is anticipated to hitch his teammates in Coverciano tomorrow, alongside Gianluca Scamacca.
Will Giorgio Scalvini miss EURO 2024?
The 20-year-old tried to win the ball on the suitable facet however collapsed to the bottom, most likely as a consequence of an irregular motion of his left knee. Atalanta physicians hurried onto the pitch, the place Scalvini clutched his leg in anguish and struggled to struggle again tears.
Scalvini can have medical checks later tonight to find out the diploma of his accidents. Italy has already misplaced Francesco Acerbi as a consequence of a groin damage. They’ve been drawn with Spain, Croatia and Albania in Group B at Euro 2024, which begins on June 14. The Azzurris will play Turkey in a pleasant on Tuesday and Bosnia & Herzegovina on June 9.
Italy EURO 2024 squad- provisional
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta)
Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino)
Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)
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