Then, England’s big loss against Italy

Bukayo Saka has been removed from the squad for the upcoming matches of the English team, specifically against Italy in the qualifying phase for Euro 2024, the English Football Federation (FA) confirmed today.

Mikel Arteta, coach of Arsenal, announced that on Sunday, After the match in the Premier League in which his team defeated Manchester City (1-0), his winger, who was not in the exciting competition for the lead, also could not play for the English team.

Saka went to St. George’s Park todaythe ‘pros’ training centre, which will be examined by the medical team and “it has been decided that the player will continue his rehabilitation at his club”, according to the FA, which states that for now Gareth Southate will not call any players to cover the loss.

At 22 years old, Saka is already an indispensable player in the national team and in Arsenal, where he scored five goals and provided five assists in ten gamess of all competitions played this season.

He has played 87 Premier games in a row

Rarely injured, Saka played 87 consecutive Premier League games before being sidelined on Sunday. His absence against City was due to the fact that on Tuesday he had to retire in the first half of Lens-Arsenal in the Champions League due to a muscle injury. Arteta pointed out that he has not trained since then.

In short, then, who Having played 30 matches for England’s senior team, he will not be able to get revenge against Italy on October 17 at Wembley, the same stadium where the Nazionale beat the Three Lions team in the 2020 Euro Cup final (played in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic) after a penalty shootout in which Saka himself missed his shot ..

England, first in its qualifying group for Euro 2024 with a full 13 points, had already played one match friendly against Australia, also at Wembley, on October 13. By beating Italy, second with 7 points and a game less played, the ‘pros’ will ensure their presence in the final stage.