Acerbi renounces the national team: “I don’t stay where there is no respect”

First Spalletti’s announcement at the conference: “Acerbi did not respond to the convocation”. Then the ball passes to the defender who, via social media, explains the reason for this lump sum: “After a profound reflection, I communicated today to the coach not to accept the convocation in the national team. It is not a choice taken lightly, because dressing the blue shirt has always been an honor and a pride for me. However, I considered that, in the light of the latest events there are no conditions to continue this path to today”. This is the incipit of the Arter defender’s message which therefore will not take part in the next games of Italy against Norway and Moldova, valid for the qualifications at the 2026 World Cup.

“I don’t stay where not just wanted”

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“I am not looking for alibi or favors, but I pretend to respect – he then continued Acerbi in his post – and if this respect is lacking in the part of who should guide a group, then I prefer to make me aside. I am not one who clings to a call: I have always given everything, but I am not left where I have not really wanted and it is clear that I am not part of the project of the coach. dictated by anger, much less by “depression” for a lost Champions League final, but only by a need to take a step back.