Italy Face Play-Off Setbacks With Scamacca Out, Bastoni Doubtful
Gattuso faces a replacement decision pending Bastoni’s national-team tests.
Overview
- Atalanta confirmed Gianluca Scamacca sustained a right adductor lesion in training that rules him out of Italy’s World Cup play-offs for several weeks.
- Sky Sport Italia reports Scamacca will be unavailable at least until March 31, which covers Italy’s play-off window and Atalanta’s match against Hellas Verona.
- Inter announced Alessandro Bastoni will miss the Fiorentina match and will undergo assessments with Italy’s medical staff to determine his availability.
- According to Sky, Bastoni remains a doubt for the March 26 semifinal against Northern Ireland after a bruised fibula suffered in the Milan derby, having already sat out the Atalanta game.
- Gattuso has already named a 27-man squad, and La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Daniel Maldini is the leading option if a replacement for Scamacca is requested.