Tagged
3 articles
Sergej Barbarez and Gennaro Gattuso have spent the buildup to Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy trading tactical jabs, with poker references, bus jokes and a growing list of pre-match distractions adding to the pressure in Zenica.
Inter and Italy hope Alessandro Bastoni will be ready for the high-stakes playoff with Northern Ireland after the 26-year-old made progress recovering from a knee knock suffered in the Milan derby.
Gennaro Gattuso has named 28 players for Italy’s World Cup playoff semifinal against Northern Ireland in Bergamo. Newcomer Marco Palestra gets his first senior call, Federico Chiesa returns, and the Inter core of Bastoni, Barella and Dimarco stays put.