Confirming the recent rumors that Cagliari striker Roberto Piccoli was among the “favorites” of the national team coach is Luciano Spalletti himself. This afternoon, during the pre-match press conference for Italy-Germany tomorrow night, the coach announced that after tomorrow's match at the Meazza he will decide – to replace the injured Retegui – whether to call a first striker or a second striker.
In the first case, Piccoli would be the one called up . "Retegui? We sent him home because he wouldn't have made it, he's tired and we sent him away", Spalletti said. "For the moment I'm not calling anyone, we'll see how the first match goes and also based on the recovery of Zaccagni and Cambiaso. Piccoli or Baldanzi, if I call someone ".
