Acerbi only the latest damaging blow for Italy at EURO 2024 | OneFootball

Francesco Acerbi is only the latest Italy player to be ruled out of Luciano Spalletti’s EURO 2024 squad, as there are at least four missing who would’ve been called up.

The Inter defender will require surgery for a persistent groin injury and is therefore pulling out of the group for the tournament in Germany.

It is only the latest problem to damage Spalletti’s plans for the competition this summer.

Italy squad shaken at EURO 2024

He was already forced to do without Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, whose ban for illegal gambling will continue until August.

Sassuolo captain Domenico Berardi will probably not be back until 2025 after rupturing his Achilles tendon back in March.

Tottenham Hotspur full-back Destiny Udogie was ruled out of EURO 2024 by surgery for a muscular tear in his left leg that took many by surprise.

Nicolò Zaniolo was a candidate to be in the starting XI for Italy this summer, but during his loan spell at Aston Villa from Galatasaray, he suffered a microfracture in his foot and was forced to miss out on the tournament.