Atalanta goals help Scamacca into Italy’s provisional squad for Euro 2024
Al Jazeera
Striker Gianluca Scamacca named in provisional Italy squad for Euro 2024 after firing Atalanta to Europa League glory.
Gianluca Scamacca has played his way into Italy’s provisional squad for Euro 2024 after a phenomenal end to the season, as coach Luciano Spalletti announced on Thursday his squad for the tournament in Germany.
Striker Scamacca was picked by Spalletti after scoring 11 goals and setting up four more in all competitions since the start of March, helping fire Atalanta to their historic Europa League triumph on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old had been dropped for Italy’s March friendlies with Venezuela and Ecuador by Spalletti, who railed against footballers “playing on the PlayStation until four in the morning”, a comment widely interpreted as being directed at Scamacca.
Spalletti has selected the in-form Scamacca in an attempt to resolve Italy’s long-standing problem of finding reliable strikers.
Inconsistent Ciro Immobile – one of the pivotal figures in Italy’s Euro triumph three years ago – has been dropped. Should Scamacca lead the line for Italy, he will play alongside Juventus star Federico Chiesa, whose teammate Nicolo Fagioli is a surprise inclusion among the midfielders after missing almost the entire season.
