Atalanta’s Guglielmo Stendardo feels that there are fewer Italian players of a high quality and that clubs need to invest and revamp their youth sectors.
The Italy side, under Antoino Conte, won their two recent games over the past week to put themselves on the cusp of reaching Euro 2016 but flattered to deceive at times and struggled to overcome a plucky Malta side, prompting many to ask what the future holds for the Azzurri and Stendardo feels fresh investment is needed to improve the Italian game.