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Italy’s 23-Man Euro 2016 Roster Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
- Updated: May 31, 2016
Italy announced its final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 on Tuesday. The announcement came via the national team’s official Twitter account.
There were some difficult calls to make, but manager Antonio Conte defended his selections, per Football Italia:
Antonio Conte: “The choices are made, we reflected a great deal and picked the best at our disposal. I have some pretty precise ideas.”
— footballitalia (@footballitalia) May 31, 2016
Yet despite Conte’s belief in his squad, not everybody shares his optimism. Among them, Dylan Fahy of the London Evening Standard bemoaned a few of the notable omissions:
No Jorginho & Bonaventura is laughable, but it also means Milanese clubs only contributing two players (Éder & De Sciglio) to #Azzurri!
— Dylan Fahy (@dylan_fahy) May 31, 2016
It was a thought echoed by Gazzetta World writer Marco:
Sturaro, Immobile, Eder and Zaza have no business being anywhere near the squad. Jorginho and Bonaventura disgracefully overlooked. #Azzurri
— Marco (@bigcreds) May 31, 2016
The decision to leave out Napoli ace Jorginho was always going to raise a few eyebrows. He’s been wonderfully …
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