Pio Esposito’s Italy Goal Earns Two-Year Benchmark From Mancini
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29-second readItaly coach Roberto Mancini believes Inter forward Pio Esposito could reach the level of Luca Toni and Christian Vieri within two years after scoring in the Azzurri’s 3-1 win over Turkey.
The assessment came after the match at Bologna’s Dall’Ara on Monday 5 October. FcInterNews reported Mancini’s comments, attributing them to TuttoMercatoWeb, and said Esposito had scored Italy’s final goal of the night.
Roberto Mancini Mancini praised the young striker’s hunger for goals and matches, as well as his willingness to compete. He pointed to Esposito’s physicality and technical qualities as the foundations for his potential to develop into a centre-forward who can help the team play.
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Pio Esposito scored in Italy’s 3-1 win over Turkey as Roberto Mancini backed his potential to reach Toni and Vieri’s level within two years.
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