Gianluigi Buffon revealed Nicolo Barella will undergo further tests ahead of Euro 2024, but believes the injured midfielder could replicate Gennaro Gattuso s exploits during Italy s 2006 World Cup triumph.
The Inter midfielder, who has been named in Luciano Spalletti s final squad for the forthcoming European Championship in Germany, was absent from Tuesday s goalless draw with Turkiye with a minor muscle problem.
Former goalkeeper Buffon, now Italy s head of delegation, played a key role in the side that triumphed at the World Cup 18 years ago, and what was the last major international tournament to be played on German soil.
Meanwhile, after missing the 2-0 victory over Ghana in their tournament opener through injury, Gattuso was a constant in the middle of the …