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Six Nations, a two-faced Italy is defeated in Scotland

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Six Nations, Scotland-Italy 31-19

It starts with a defeat and with zero points in the standings the path of Italrugby in the Men’s Six Nations 2025: a match in which the Azzurri show two clearly distinguishable faces, a negative one in the first 30 minutes and in the last 20, a much better one, but not enough to get a better result, in the middle phase of the match.

The start è shocking to say the least: on 4’Rory Darge scores a try after a very long Scottish multiphase action, which began with a Blue error on the other side of the field. Finn Russel converts for 7-0. Barely five minutes pass and this time è Huw Jones smashes the ball on the ground after crossing the goal line, taking advantage of another Italy’s defensive laxity for 12-0, which becomes 14-0 after Russell’s extra points from the pitch.

Italy tries to regroup and scores, with Tommaso Allan, two free kicks on 21′ and 23′ that make it 14-6. The inertia of the match seems to change in favor of the men coached by Gonzalo Quesada but yet another ball-in-hand error allows the Scots to score the third goal, with Ben White, at 29′. Finn Russell does not convert, the score è 19-6, which becomes 19-9 at halftime thanks to another square by Allan.

In the resumption, the Azzurri fullback signed the fourth kick out of four attempts, bringing the Azzurri within breaking distance at 44′ two minutes later a mistake by Russell literally handed the ball to Nacho Brex, who intercepted and went under the posts for the goal that, after the usual Allan’s conversion, made it 19-19 and the impression that Italy could even take the lead.

It is, however, a mere illusion: in fact, Huw Jones is back in the limelight, scoring his second personal goal at 61′ (with Russell’s transformation) and scoring a hat-trick at 67′ (this time without transformation): è 31-19, and despite the efforts of the last ten minutes the result does not change anymore. Scotland thus won four points for victory and a bonus point for scoring four tries, Italy went home with zero points (at least one would have come from losing by 7 or fewer points).

Scotland also wins the 2025 edition of the Cuttitta Cup, contested precisely between the national team of the Thistle and Italy each year in memory of Massimo Cuttitta, an Italrugby player as well as, later, coach of Scotland’s forwards, who passed away in 2021. Next match for the Azzurri on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 3:15 p.m., in Rome against Wales, defeated Friday night with a clean sweep 43-0 by France.

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Simone Inzaghi, his wife’s confession on Instagram

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Simone Inzaghi’s wife Gaia Lucariello also spoke about the news of the day, namely her coach husband’s’farewell to Inter: “The truth is that I would have liked to tell him to stay. I could have insisted, but four years is a long time, and I did not feel like it”

“We would have liked to, yes, but every cycle has a beginning and an end. As a wife, I always try to give the right advice, and today, although the heart would have chosen otherwise, the advice was to move on.

“These four years with Inter have been magnificent. This farewell weighs like a boulder. I will carry these years in my heart forever. Our son also wore the Inter jersey for four years, and that made the bond with these colors even deeper. It is not easy, for any of us. Not even for our little one, who leaves what is home for him.

“Life, however, must be distinguished from work, and today the road takes us elsewhere. But a piece of our heart will stay here. Always. Forza Inter”, he concluded on Instagram

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Gianluigi Donnarumma, agent is adamant about market rumors

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Gianluigi Donnarumma, the great protagonist of Psg’s triumphant ride in the Champions League, is coveted by clubs from half of Europe.

He is a big name in the world of football.

His agent Enzo Raiola knows it well, who spoke about it to Radio Crc: “We are working on the new contract. Obviously Gigio has several requests, many would like him, but few can afford him. He is very well in Paris, we are in the European champion club, so we are certainly not complaining”.

“Fans have always loved Donnarumma, criticism if anything comes more from Italy’Italy. It was a dream of his to reach the roof of Europe, he succeeded” he added.

Excluding a return to Italy: “That he could go to Napoli is pure fantasy, we have not spoken with the club. Gigio is milanista, but he has never denied his origins and his mother is a blue supporter. I do not know how such news came out, but it is still fantasy”.

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Italy, another stop in defense: total emergency for Luciano Spalletti

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It’s raining wet at home Italy. Tuesday’s training session also saw the stoppage of Matteo Gabbia, who picked up a right calf problem during the match and left the pitch early after a confrontation with coach Spalletti.

That of the Milan defender is yet another defensive injury for the national team, which will have to do without already Buongiorno, Calafiori and Acerbi, who declined a call-up. In addition, both Gatti and Di Lorenzo worked separately, but he reassured about his presence with Norway in a press conference.

“I have a little problem that I have been carrying around for a month– admitted the Napoli captain -, today I think I am still doing something apart but by Friday I will be available. Everything under control”.

Italy will face Norway on Friday, June 6, at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo in the match valid for the third day of Group I of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. For the Azzurri it will be the debut in the group, while the hosts are first with 2 wins in the first two days.

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