“I feel that many blame the coach and he certainly made mistakes. For example, he left Xhaka too free, who called the shots in midfield, but the real culprit for this defeat is the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina”. This is what Luciano Moggi told Adnkronos after the 2-0 defeat against Switzerland that eliminated Italy in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
“Gravina is guilty because he was unable to defend the interests of our football, because too many foreigners play in Serie A and take away space for our young people – underlines Moggi -. If it is true that the free movement of workers cannot be stopped, he should have done so in way to put a rule that would force teams not to play more than 5. It would be nice to do like Abete” after the 2014 World Cup “and resign. The Government abolished the growth decree and also had the courage to criticize, instead it would have I had to thank him because it will no longer be more advantageous for a club to buy a foreigner than an Italian.”