Francesco Pio Esposito celebrates scoring for Italy against Luxembourg (@optapaolo)
The rest of the world has its eyes on the World Cup, but the Azzurri can only watch with envy. Giancarlo Rinaldi looks at what Silvio Baldini’s two matches in charge might have taught us.
All the four-time world champions are looking for these days is a dream of a better future. Some good news in that regard came from Estonia, where Italy’s Under-17s were crowned European champions after a penalty shootout on Sunday afternoon. Shortly afterwards, a youthful first team was in action for its second outing in the matter of days. What crumbs of comfort – and concern – came from those matches with Luxembourg and Greece?
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