KOMPAS.com – In order to increase the power of pounding Italy, coach Roberto Mancini is reportedly considering the calling of two unexpected names, Joao Pedro and Lorenzo Lucca.
Roberto Mancini’s Italian national team once dominated Europe after winning the prestigious Euro 2020.
However, after embracing the title of the four-year European tournament, Gli Azzuri, the nickname of the Italian national team, suddenly ran out of gas while performing in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in the European Zone.
Just imagine, the Italian national team, which was seeded in Group C of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, actually appeared disappointing after failing to qualify automatically for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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The Italian national team lost on points to its closest competitor, Switzerland, who became the leader of the standings after packing 18 points.
Fleet Mancini actually could have avoided this nightmare if in a crucial match against Northern Ireland they were able to win the match with a big score.
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Instead of winning, they were held to a draw by Ireland with a score of 0-0 on Tuesday (16/11/2021).
Even though in that match Italy was able to dominate the game with possession of the ball reaching 72 percent.
In fact, the team alias Gli Azzurri (The Blue) packed 12 kicks, with half a dozen of them on target.
The number of opportunities that Italy has squandered reflects a setback on their front line.
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Actually, Italy has two quality strikers like Ciro Immobile and Andrea Belotti.
However, both of them are often constrained by fitness problems and inconsistencies in scoring goals.
Therefore, Roberto Mancini is looking for an alternative to fill the hole in Italy’s front line. The name that floats to the surface is quite surprising.
According to reports The Gazzetta dello Sport, Cagliari star Joao Pedro is an option that Mancini is considering.
Joao Pedro is a striker who comes from Brazil, but he has an Italian passport.
Therefore, the player is considered to be able to defend the Gli Azzurri directed by Mancini.
“I’ve talked about it, Joao Pedro is Italian and he can play for the Azzurri,” Cagliari director Stefano Capozucca told Radiolina, quoted by Reuters. Football Italia.
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Furthermore, the FIGC is reportedly also conducting an analysis of Joao Pedro’s documents to confirm whether the player is eligible to play for the Italian national team.
In addition, Pisa striker, Lorenzo Lucca, could also be an attractive option for Mancini to fill the team’s front line.
Despite being only 21 years old, he has scored six goals in 13 games in Serie B.
according to Tuttosport, Mancini is considering including Lucca in the Italy squad that will compete in the round play-off 2022 World Cup qualification.
Mancini still has plenty of time to weigh in considering the half play-off The new Eurozone 2022 World Cup qualifiers will be held in March next year.
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