Ivan Zazzaroni, director of the Corriere dello Sport, harshly analyzed the transfer market of Italian clubs in today’s edition of the newspaper. The criticism spares no one and points the finger at a system that, in his view, systematically harms players with Italian passports.

The journalist takes inspiration from the excitement over the arrival of Mastantuono at Fiorentina, but the reflection quickly broadens. While the controversy over Roberto Mancini and the National Team continues, with the intervention of Nemanja Matic who declared he prefers Conte, Zazzaroni shifts the focus to the real crux of the matter: the inconsistency of the clubs.

The director of the Corriere dello Sport highlights how, on one hand, the presidents appear concerned about the fate of the National Team, while on the other, they continue to buy foreigners at high prices, often of questionable quality, taking away space from young Italians. A behavior he defines as typical of the “renowned masters of whining and cheating.”

The concrete example concerns Fiorentina itself, which has invested about seventy million to strengthen the midfield, effectively making it impossible to include players like Fagioli, Ndour, and Mandragora, all potentially eligible for the national team. “Is this a vision for the future? Is this caring for the National Team?” Zazzaroni asks polemically.

The reasoning is not limited to Fiorentina, because “everyone does it.” The criticism affects the entire Italian football movement, accused of preferring a provincial exoticism that daily undermines the chances of the National Team’s resurgence. If the goal is to no longer have a team that represents the country, the journalist concludes, it would be more dignified to say so openly.

The final postscript is a heartfelt thought for the young Italians who risk being penalized: Miretti of Juventus, with 23 years and almost 100 matches in Serie A, Ricci and Camarda of Milan, Vergara of Napoli, Frattesi of Inter, Pisilli of Roma, Ahanor of Atalanta, Favasuli of Catanzaro and Dagasso of Venezia.

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