Barella wins first Italy call-up in place of injured Verratti

Nicolo Barella has won his first call-up to the Italy squad following an injury to Marco Verratti. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder played 79 minutes of his side’s 6-2 Ligue 1 thrashing of Bordeaux on Saturday, before picking up an unspecified problem. Cagliari’s 20-year-old Barella has been drafted into the squad in his stead for Italy’s […]