Youthful Italy re-starting from close to zero - Leonardo Bonucci | MUK Sports

Italy's interim coach Luigi Di Biagio will give new players a chance in upcoming international friendlies. LONDON -- Italy stalwart Leonardo Bonucci has warned his young teammates that the Azzurri's renaissance will not happen overnight and says they are rebuilding from "not very far from zero." Bonucci, 30, believes Italy's fresh faces cannot be compared to England's much more experienced young crop ahead of their meeting in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. The four-time world champions failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, after a playoff defeat to Sweden in November,...
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