The Italian team, which is not in 2018 and 2022 World Cups, will start at the qualified stage for the edition of 2026 with two matches corresponding to Group I previously The Norwegian of Erling Haaland and Moldova In the next 6, in Oslo, and June 9, in Reggio Emilia, respectively.
A new phase, after being removed in March in the Nations League’s quarterfinals against Germany, starting with controversy since the coach of Italy, Luciano Spalletti, Missing two plants of weight: Alessandro whole and Francesco Acebi.
The Italian Football Federation (Figc) first announced the fall of Whole In a statement. Naples defense, injured, was replaced with debutant list Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
Spalletti’s announcement
Spalletti later announced at a press conference held in Coverciano Acebi had “Decided not to accept the call. It’s not a physical problem.
The coach announced that Acebi had contacted him after playing on Saturday with the Inter The Champions League Final winning the PSG with an excess of 5-0. “He sent me a message saying I wouldn’t take part. I replied and then I talked to him on the phone,” Spalletti said. “There are players who deserve to be here.
Acebi replied
Acebi soon responded through Instagram with a message in which he blamed him for being respected. “After a profound reflection, I now told the coach that I will not accept the national team’s call,” The central began. “This is not an easy decision, because dressing the shirt ‘Azzurra’ is always an honor and pride for me. However, I believe that, in the light of past events, now there are no conditions to continue in silence in this path.”
“I am not looking for reasons or favors, but I am asking for respect -Proad Acebi. And if this respect is lost to those who should rule a group, I would rather put it down. I’m not one of the callers on a call: I always give everything, but I don’t stay where they don’t love me, and it’s clear that I’m not part of the coach project. This is my decision, and as I told the coach this morning, it was not specific or dictated by anger, less for the sadness of losing a final champions league, but simply because of the need to turn away. I wish you the best in choosing and my colleagues: I will continue to encourage them the same promise that I have always shown on the farm. “
He’s not playing in Italy because his racist controversy
Acebi, 37 years old and 34 international matches behind him, won the 2020 eurocup, but his last appearance was in November 2023 in a 0-0 against Ukraine. He has not been called for ‘Azzurra’ since March 2024, when he was distributed after days ago he said he was profiled by insulting insults to John Jesus during a fight against Naples. “It didn’t seem to be good to me, he called me black and it didn’t look good to me,” Brazil’s defense expressed.
Spaletti included Acebi on an initial list for 2024 eurocup but caused a decline for the contest due to an injury.
Italy, without Haaland’s marker
Without Acebi, Italy has run out of defense that Haaland is expected to mark on the main visit to Norway. “Let’s go to the World Cup or not expect how we play in Norway, we all know them,” Spalletti said.
Italy’s coach, who has not yet announced any replacement of Acebi, will have 26 players at his disposal, once the Inter players (Bastoni, Dimarco, Barella and Frattesi) And the goalkeeper of PSG, Gianluigi donnarumma, who participated in the final Champions League on Saturday, they joined the concentration of Coverciano tomorrow to prepare matches against Norway and Moldova.
The Norway of Haaland, haaland The first Nazionale rival on Friday in Oslo, was leading Group I with six points in two games after achieving two victory over Moldova (0-5) and Israel (2-4). The first will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup and the second will go on a playback.
Source: La Verdad
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