El Shaarawy joins Italy squad after Zaniolo withdraws in betting scandal

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti has known as up Roma’s Stephan El Shaarawy after Nicolo Zaniolo was compelled to withdraw from the squad.

The Aston Villa ahead was implicated within the rapidly increasing Serie A betting scandal on Thursday and was questioned by police alongside Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali at Coverciano final evening. After information broke, the pair had been despatched house from the coaching camp, eradicating them from the squad.

Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli was the primary to be implicated within the investigation and he admitted involvement when chatting with prosecutors in Turin yesterday, willingly handing over his cell phone.

The Serie A betting scandal continues to be in its early phases and studies at the moment counsel that a minimum of 10 extra gamers are concerned.

As introduced at the moment, El Shaarawy has now been known as as much as exchange Zaniolo in Spalletti’s Italy squad. The Azzurri are getting ready to face Malta on Saturday night and England on October 17 in two Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Torino expertise Samuele Ricci additionally joined Spalletti’s squad, being known as as much as exchange Tonali.