Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale will be recalled to the Italy squad to face the United States in a friendly in February, coach Cesare Prandelli said on Tuesday as he plans for Euro 2012. The 34-year-old, Serie A top scorer last term and in form again this season, thought his Italy career was over after not featuring since a poor 2010 World Cup but long-term injuries to Giuseppe Rossi and An...Full Story »

Mario Balotelli is again set to lead Italy's attack against Uruguay on Tuesday after his impressive display in the win over Poland. Balotelli and Giampaolo Pazzini replaced injured starting forwards Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano in Friday's game and both scored to earn Italy a 2-0 victory. It was Balotelli's commanding performance that attracted praise, as well as his first internationa...Full Story »

Villarreal and Italy striker Giuseppe Rossi will recover from his cruciate ligament injury in time for Euro 2012, claims agent Federico Pastorello.Rossi tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Villarreal's 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday, and was later announced to be ruled out for six months.While the 24-year-old will return from injury before Euro 2012 begins in J...Full Story »

Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has told his players they must show courage and teamwork to help overcome the loss of striker Giuseppe Rossi. The Yellow Submarine's miserable start to the season got even worse on Thursday with the news Rossi will be sidelined for six months after suffering cruciate ligament damage. Garrido told the club's website: "He is a much loved person and it hurts t...Full Story »

Villarreal have confirmed striker Giuseppe Rossi will be out for six months after suffering cruciate ligament damage in the 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid. The Italy international was replaced after 60 minutes of the match at the Santiago Bernabeu and scans today have revealed the extent of the injury. A statement on Villarreal's official website read: "Worst fears have been confirmed. Villarrea...Full Story »

Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi will undergo knee surgery and is expected to be sidelined for six months. The Italy forward hurt his right knee during Wednesday’s 3-0 loss at Real Madrid and MRI scans taken Thursday showed he needs immediate surgery. Villarreal has just one win from 12 games in all competitions this season and is already without Brazil striker Nilmar, who is recovering...Full Story »

Villarreal claimed their first win of the new Primera Liga season by beating Real Mallorca 2-0 at home. Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar scored early in each half although the hosts could have scored even more as they enjoyed a return to form at El Madrigal. On another night Rossi could have had a hat-trick but it mattered little as the Yellow Submarine ended a winless start to the season that had se...Full Story »

The agent of Ezequiel Lavezzi admitted that Inter have not made an offer for his client, but he will not exclude a potential exit from Napoli. "I can say there has been no official offer from Inter for Lavezzi," Lavezzi's representative Alejandro Mazzoni told Radio Kiss Kiss. Lavezzi is just one of a long list of names being linked with the Milanese giants for life after Samuel Eto'o, who is o...Full Story »

Rossi: Italy striker is wanted by Napoli as they compete on three fronts this season Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri admits he would welcome Giuseppe Rossi but not at the expense of star striker Ezequiel Lavezzi. The Italy international has been tracked by Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus this summer but Villarreal have refused to sell their marquee name. Napoli's president has gone on record to s...Full Story »

Rossi: Will now focus on the new season after stating he wants to stay in Spain Juventus have suffered more frustration in their bid to land a marquee striker after Giuseppe Rossi ruled out a move to Turin. The Italian giants have been actively searching for a striker over the close season and had declared an interest in Sergio Aguero before he signed for Manchester City. Striker Mirko Vucini...Full Story »