Giuseppe Rossi has made 30 appearances for the Italian national team, but his agent says the forward made a mistake in choosing the Azzurri over his birth country.
Speaking to Radio Bruno, Rossi’s agent, Andrea Pastorello, said that the forward should have chosen to represent the U.S. Men’s National Team. The 29-year-old forward was born in New Jersey, but opted to play for his parents’ homeland of Italy after breaking through at Parma and Villarreal.
However, Rossi’s international road has not been an easy one. The forward has made 30 international appearances and scored seven goals, but has seen chances at major tournaments derailed by injury. Rossi missed out on the 2014 World Cup due to injury, and has not been called up by Antonio Conte in the two years since.
“The national team and Rossi? It’s a story that repeats itself,” Pastorello said. “In hindsight, if he returned to the choice between the Italian and U.S. National Team, we would opt for the U.S.”
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