Italy: Raspadori, Kean or Vergara Behind Pio Esposito? 🇮🇹

🇮🇹 WHO SHOULD PLAY BEHIND PIO ESPOSITO FOR ITALY? Nima Tavallaey and Sheridan Bird debate which two players—Giacomo Raspadori, Moise Kean or Antonio Vergara—should start behind Francesco Pio Esposito in Roberto Mancini’s Italy attack. 📈 They also discuss whether Pio Esposito’s decision to remain in Serie A will help or harm his long-term development. 🌍 Should European Championship and FIFA World Cup qualifiers be transformed into summer tournaments played after the club season? 🔵 The discussion then turns to Sampdoria and the decisions that caused one of Italy’s most historic clubs to decline and fall into Serie B. 🔷 At Napoli, what should the club do with Lorenzo Lucca—and is Massimiliano Allegri misusing Rasmus Højlund? 🍀 Plus, did Henrik Larsson waste his career at Celtic? Could Gianluigi Donnarumma return to Serie A if Manchester City are relegated? And would Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes have thrived at the leading Serie A clubs of their era? 🎥 WATCH THE FULL PREMIUM Q&A EPISODE HERE: 👉    • Serie A At Rock Bottom? Inter Milan’s Cham...   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Raspadori, Kean or Vergara: Who Should Play Behind Pio? 🇮🇹 06:08 Will Staying in Serie A Help or Harm Pio’s Development? 📈 09:23 Should International Qualifiers Become Summer Tournaments? 🌍 12:01 How Sampdoria Declined and Fell into Serie B 🔵 20:34 What Should Napoli Do with Lorenzo Lucca? 🔷 22:23 Is Allegri Misusing Rasmus Højlund at Napoli? 🤔 23:15 Did Henrik Larsson Waste His Career at Celtic? 🍀 27:33 Could Donnarumma Return if Manchester City Are Relegated? 🧤 29:43 Would Gerrard, Keane, Lampard and Scholes Have Thrived in Serie A? 🏆 34:06 Outro: Upcoming Shows and Teasers 📣 💬 Which two players should start behind Pio Esposito for Italy: Raspadori, Kean or Vergara? Let us know in the comments. 🔴 SUPPORT THE SHOW: Get every single episode completely AD-FREE, plus exclusive weekly Q&A episodes, post-match reactions, and premium interviews: • Patreon:   / tifp   • Spotify Premium Feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/2O9plc5... • YouTube Memberships:    / @itafootpod   The Italian Football Podcast is the official podcast of Football Italia, covering Serie A, the Italy national team, European football, transfer news and Italian football through analysis, debate and reaction. 📱 FOLLOW THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL PODCAST Twitter/X:   / itafootpod   Facebook:   / itafootpod   Instagram:   / itafootpod   YouTube:    / @itafootpod   TikTok:   / itafootpod   #Azzurri #PioEsposito #Napoli #Sampdoria #ItalianFootballPodcast