Italy Face Play-Off Setbacks With Scamacca Out, Bastoni Doubtful

Gattuso faces a replacement decision pending Bastoni’s national-team tests.

Overview

Atalanta confirmed Gianluca Scamacca sustained a right adductor lesion in training that rules him out of Italy’s World Cup play-offs for several weeks.
Sky Sport Italia reports Scamacca will be unavailable at least until March 31, which covers Italy’s play-off window and Atalanta’s match against Hellas Verona.
Inter announced Alessandro Bastoni will miss the Fiorentina match and will undergo assessments with Italy’s medical staff to determine his availability.
According to Sky, Bastoni remains a doubt for the March 26 semifinal against Northern Ireland after a bruised fibula suffered in the Milan derby, having already sat out the Atalanta game.
Gattuso has already named a 27-man squad, and La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Daniel Maldini is the leading option if a replacement for Scamacca is requested.