Italy will play two Euro 2014 qualification games in the near future. The first is against Azerbaijan on Saturday (11/10/2014), followed three days later to face Malta.
To reinforce the line of attack Gli Azzurri, Conte calls the new name in the sector, namely Graziano Pelle. Southampton attacker was undergoing an impressive debut in the UK by scoring five goals in nine appearances all competitions. Lodging in the Premier League, four goals from seven parties inscribed.
Pelle assessed successfully perform consistently, even able to continue the impressive performance over the last two seasons in the Dutch league which is actually nothing more competitive than the Premier League. Over the last two seasons with Feyenoord in the Dutch league, the 29-year-old scored 50 goals total of 57 matches.
Conte did not have a reason to not call him to the national team. The 45-year coach wants to give a chance to Pelle, who has not even tasted the senior national team uniform.
"Graziano has always represented what I say. Devotion is brought to the team of a player who has scored 50 goals in two seasons," Conte said as quoted by the Italian Football.
"Right now he is in the Premier League, a league that is more competitive than his time in the Netherlands, and even in England he was proving himself to be a protagonist."
"I'm curious to see it up close, to see if he could perform the task in the national team. He deserves to get a call from this point of view," he added.
Meanwhile, back left Balotelli Conte considered declining. Since joining Liverpool in the summer, the former AC Milan attacker is not able to show spurs with scoring.
Joining Pelle could also mean opportunities Balotelli return to the squad getting heavier. Previously, there was Simone Zaza given the opportunity by Conte and appears okay because --mencetak one goal from two games with the national team, Zaza called again. This means that the competition at the front lines of La Nazionale more strict.
Personal Conte reluctantly called Balotelli has dropped forever. Currently he believed 24-year-old players need time to adapt at Liverpool and returned to find his best performance.
"Mario has started a new journey, it is not easy, and I think he should get the time needed to converge in Liverpool. Monitor We are the same as all the Italian players abroad. I make a call, instead of pulled over the player. These are two things very different, "said Conte.
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