Luciano Spalletti hailed the ‘maturity’ of his Italy side to beat Israel 2-1 and soar to the top of the Nations League group. ‘Players are now following positions they have at club level.’ football-italia.net/spalletti-ital… #ISRITA #Azzurri #NationsLeague #UNL #Calcio #VivoAzzurro

Alessandro Buongiorno believes Italy are laying the foundations for their new era with back-to-back Nations League victories over France and Israel football-italia.net/buongiorno-see… #ISRITA #Azzurri #Calcio #NationsLeague #UNL

Moise Kean wants to ‘do my talking on the pitch’ after scoring in Italy’s 2-1 win over Israel, ending a three-year goal drought, and assures he has the right attitude now football-italia.net/kean-i-want-to… #Azzurri #ISRITA #VivoAzzurro #NationsLeague #UNL #Calcio

Alessandro Bastoni is happy to take on the mantle of the Italy defence and confirms they ‘feel strong’ after back-to-back Nations League victories football-italia.net/bastoni-italy-… #Azzurri #ISRITA #VivoAzzurro #NationsLeague #UNL #Calcio

Luciano Spalletti explains how Federico Chiesa could fit into this new-look Italy side after his transfer to Liverpool, as the Azzurri are dominating their Nations League group football-italia.net/spalletti-muse… #Azzurri #ISRITA #LFC #Chiesa #VivoAzzurro #Calcio #NationsLeague #UNL

Buongiorno! Your front pages for Tuesday's Italian sports papers in English: football-italia.net/today-papers-i…

It is accepted wisdom that the Azzurri are slow starters in September but they ripped up that rule book against France and Israel. Giancarlo Rinaldi reflects on a triumphant start that was welcome – and unexpected – in equal measure. football-italia.net/italy-nations-… #Italy #Azzurri #NationsLeague

Circa 50 Italy ultras turned their backs to the Israel national anthem before a Nations League game last night, while the stadium announcer irritated the Azzurri staff during the match. football-italia.net/italy-ultras-t… #Italy #Azzurri #Calcio #NationsLeague

Turkish giants Galatasaray are reportedly considering an offer for Italy international Jorginho, who spent the first three Arsenal games on the bench. football-italia.net/galatasaray-co… #Jorginho #Italy #Azzurri #Calcio #Galatasaray #AFC #Transfers

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Aurelio De Laurentiis’ Napoli Presidency: ‘Thanks to all those who participated in this accomplishment.’ football-italia.net/de-laurentiis-… #Napoli #DeLaurentiis #Calcio #SerieA

Former Milan coach Stefano Pioli is poised to take over at Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, who are expected to dismiss their current coach Luis Castro after Saturday's match against Al-Ahli. football-italia.net/ex-milan-pioli… #Pioli #AlNassr #SPL #Milan #SerieA #Transfers #Calcio

Roberto Calenda, agent of Victor Osimhen and PSG captain Marquinhos, has confirmed that he has added 39-time Italy international Federico Bernardeschi to his list of clients. football-italia.net/calenda-signs-… #Calenda #Bernardeschi #Osimhen #TorontoFC #Italy #Azzurri #Calcio

Jonathan David, who is of interest to both Juventus and Inter, has admitted he is 'open to anything' and any league after seeing an approach from Chelsea fall through over the summer. football-italia.net/inter-juventus… #David #Juventus #Juve #Inter #FCIM #Transsfers #SerieA #Calcio

Matteo Guendouzi is so delighted with Manu Koné’s performance for France that he hopes his compatriot won’t ‘play like this’ in the next derby della Capitale. football-italia.net/kone-guendouzi… #Guendouzi #Lazio #ASRoma #Roma #Koné #France

Milan stars Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez are expected to return to the starting line-up against Venezia, following an on-pitch fiasco against Lazio before the international break. football-italia.net/leao-theo-set-… #Leao #TheoHernandez #Fonseca #Milan #ACMilan #SerieA #Calcio

Hakan Calhanoglu is proud to be the first Turkish player named for the Ballon d’Or in 21 years and confirms he received offers last summer but didn’t want to leave ‘and Inter didn’t want to sell me anyway.’ football-italia.net/calhanoglu-pos… #Calhanoglu #FCIM #Inter #SerieA #Calcio

Paulo Fonseca’s Milan are due to host Liverpool in San Siro for their first Champions League fixture of the 2024-25 campaign, and there are still several tickets available to buy for next Tuesday’s clash of the European heavyweights. football-italia.net/champions-leag… #ACMilan #LFC #UCL

Teun Koopmeiners has insisted he has no personal goals for the 2024-25 season, as he is more interested in winning titles with his new Juventus teammates. football-italia.net/every-word-koo… #Koopmeiners #Juventus #Juve #Transfers #SerieA #Calcio

Teun Koopmeiners has listed three former Juventus midfielders including Zinedine Zidane and Andrea Pirlo among his biggest inspirations growing up as a young midfielder. football-italia.net/three-juventus… #Koopmeiners #Juventus #Juve #Transfers #SerieA #Calcio

Paolo Maldini insists he needs ‘rest time’ and feels Milan, Juventus, Roma and Napoli will challenge Inter for the Serie A title this season. football-italia.net/maldini-title-… #Maldini #ACMilan #Milan #FCIM #Inter #Calcio #SerieA #Azzurri