Antonio Cassano spoke once again on the Viva el Futbol show. The former Italian international discussed Pio Esposito and the Esposito brothers, as well as the Azzurri under Mancini's leadership.

"Mancini is credible, and I told him he left for Saudi Arabia for the money. He himself admitted his mistake and came back later on a clean slate. However, given what happened after Guardiola, it's already the best choice. But the problem is that the national team is weak; the only world-class player is goalkeeper Donnarumma, who made five spectacular saves in France, each better than the last. Mancini will give us an identity and promote young players. However, I see too many mediocre players and I don't know how to revive the team. We'll have a style, but the players... I don't know where we'll end up. I don't trust these players, not because they're bad people, but because they lack talent."

"Esposito scored a magnificent goal against Parma and delivered some good performances. Later, I saw him with the national team, and he seemed a bit timid, as if carrying a burden. I want to keep following him, but I'm not sure if he can become a key figure in reviving the team."

"Among the three Esposito brothers, I think the strongest is Salvatore—that's what I feel. He's better than Sebastiano and Pio. Once, Insigne called me while he was in the dressing room, and Salvatore was there too. I told him he was better than his two brothers, but he needed to lose some weight and pull himself together. He's much stronger, but very lazy and unwilling to run. Pio and Sebastiano don't bring me much. If Salvatore can get his act together and listen to me... Mancini had already called him up. Among the three, I think the worst is Pio—he's the weakest."

"I'd rank Salvatore first, then Sebastiano, then Pio. Some compare him to Vieri... he's far from Vieri, who was one of the greatest strikers in Italian history, a tank. He's more like Toni: clumsy, prone to falling, he struggles to run and shoot. He moves well in the box and shields the ball well, which is fine if you play for Inter Milan... but if you need him to drop deep and run, he only wants balls over the top and direct routes to goal. He's just a clumsy striker like Toni, and I don't like that. Vieri was a star, Toni was clumsy, and Pio Esposito always passes the ball backward in one-on-one situations; he's afraid."

Traduit par IA.

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