Overview

• Weston McKennie argued that Italian eateries offer the same pasta, pizza, fish and meat dishes everywhere, contrasting this with American venues where identical items taste distinctly different.
• Timothy Weah said he preferred italo-American cuisine over traditional Italian fare and praised the variety of American barbecues and burgers.
• Both players made these comments during the debut of Juventus’s “Talk With Us” interview series produced in collaboration with Dazn.
• La Gazzetta dello Sport cited Italy’s 387 Michelin-starred restaurants and highlighted regional dishes from Neapolitan pizza to Sicilian swordfish to challenge the duo’s views.
• Corriere della Sera and other outlets praised Italian cooking as an art form rooted in regional tradition and high-quality ingredients.