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The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Injured Buongiorno to miss Italy's opening World Cup qualifiers
ITALY will be without defender Alessandro Buongiorno for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova, the country's football federation said on Sunday. Napoli centre-back Buongiorno has failed to recover from a thigh injury in time for Italy's opening matches in Group I, and has been replaced by Fiorentina's Luca Ranieri who has never played for the senior national team. Coach Luciano Spalletti has a 27-man squad for the first two matches of the qualifying campaign, which begins in Oslo against Erling Haaland's Norway on Friday. Italy, who failed to qualify for the last two World Cups, then host Moldova three says later in Reggio Emilia. Norway lead Group I after winning both their opening matches against Israel and Moldova in March.
The Hindu
3 days ago
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- The Hindu
Injured Buongiorno to miss Italy's opening World Cup qualifiers
Italy will be without defender Alessandro Buongiorno for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova, the country's football federation said on Sunday. Napoli centre-back Buongiorno has failed to recover from a thigh injury in time for Italy's opening matches in Group I and has been replaced by Fiorentina's Luca Ranieri, who has never played for the senior national team. Coach Luciano Spalletti has a 27-man squad for the first two matches of the qualifying campaign, which begins in Oslo against Erling Haaland's Norway on Friday. Italy, which failed to qualify for the last two World Cups, then hosts Moldova three days later in Reggio Emilia. Norway leads Group I after winning both its matches against Israel and Moldova in March.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Official: Ranieri replaces injured Buongiorno in Italy squad
Napoli star Alessandro Buongiorno has withdrawn from the Italy squad for games against Norway and Moldova and has been replaced by Fiorentina's Luca Ranieri. The Italy national team announced on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday morning that Fiorentina centre-back Ranieri would replace Buongiorno in the Azzurri squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches. Official: Italy replace injured Buongiorno SEVILLE, SPAIN – MAY 01: Luca Ranieri of Fiorentina scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Real Betis Balompie and ACF Fiorentina at Estadio Benito Villamarin on May 01, 2025 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by) Buongiorno hasn't played a competitive match for over a month due to an adductor injury. Advertisement The Italian centre-back was unavailable for five of Napoli's last eight Serie A matches, playing just 64 minutes against Torino on April 27 and spending the remaining two games on the bench. NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 08: Alessandro Buongiorno of Napoli during the Serie A match between Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 08, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by) Italy will debut in the World Cup qualifiers on June 6 away at Norway, while the second match will be played at home against Moldova on June 9. Italy coach Luciano Spalletti will hold his first press conference of the international break today, speaking at Coverciano at 14:30 local time (13:30 BST). Football Italia will be among the accredited media.
The Star
29-04-2025
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- The Star
Soccer-Napoli's Buongiorno out with adductor injury
Soccer Football - Serie A - Como v Napoli - Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como, Italy - February 23, 2025 Napoli's Alessandro Buongiorno walks on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo (Reuters) -Napoli defender Alessandro Buongiorno is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering an adductor injury in his right thigh, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Napoli reclaimed the sole lead in the Serie A standings on Sunday with a 2-0 home win against Torino but the 2023 champions lost Italy centre back Buongiorno and midfielder Frank Anguissa to injuries around the hour mark. "Alessandro Buongiorno underwent instrumental tests today at the Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a destructive lesion of the long adductor muscle of the right thigh," Napoli said in a statement. The club added that the 25-year-old has already begun his rehabilitation process. Italian media reported that the injury puts an end to Buongiorno's season and manager Antonio Conte will not have him available for the last four games in the title race. Napoli travel to relegation-threatened Lecce on Saturday before facing Genoa, Parma and Cagliari in their final matches. Conte's side top the league standings on 74 points, three ahead of second-placed Inter Milan. (Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in GdanskEditing by Christian Radnedge)
Straits Times
29-04-2025
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- Straits Times
Napoli's Buongiorno out with adductor injury
Soccer Football - Serie A - Como v Napoli - Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como, Italy - February 23, 2025 Napoli's Alessandro Buongiorno walks on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo Napoli defender Alessandro Buongiorno is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering an adductor injury in his right thigh, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Napoli reclaimed the sole lead in the Serie A standings on Sunday with a 2-0 home win against Torino but the 2023 champions lost Italy centre back Buongiorno and midfielder Frank Anguissa to injuries around the hour mark. "Alessandro Buongiorno underwent instrumental tests today at the Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a destructive lesion of the long adductor muscle of the right thigh," Napoli said in a statement. The club added that the 25-year-old has already begun his rehabilitation process. Italian media reported that the injury puts an end to Buongiorno's season and manager Antonio Conte will not have him available for the last four games in the title race. Napoli travel to relegation-threatened Lecce on Saturday before facing Genoa, Parma and Cagliari in their final matches. Conte's side top the league standings on 74 points, three ahead of second-placed Inter Milan. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
