A reflection on Italy's exclusion from the World Cup and on the World Cup from a political point of view. In this context, we need to enter the Champions. Inter.

The first topic is Italy's exclusion from the World Cup. I want to give my small contribution to the necessary reflection after this sporting drama.

First of all, more attention is needed for youth teams. Young people need to be educated more in technique than in tactics, as I have heard Allegri say. Azzurri who can beat their man are rare, and even in Serie A it is often foreign attackers who are the most capable in dribbling (and in my opinion, there is also fear of going into tackles).

Coverciano needs to be modernized, turning it into a sort of National Team Academy where the best talents can grow, perhaps with an Italian Youth Club competing in lower leagues. An Academy where sports training is accompanied by education in school subjects and, let me say, also in moral values, putting an end to those all-too-Italian-football 'tricks' involving time-wasting, diving, etc., etc., which, if once were an upgrade, now have contributed to the image of the Italian as cunning, causing even international referees to dislike them: a stereotype that turns against us, as in the case of the missing red card for the Bosnian on the foul against Palestra. It does not mean to rebuild from scratch. Baldini's Under-21 team defeated their Swedish peers 4-0 on the same day as the unfortunate playoff in Bosnia.

One of the consequences of this exclusion could (should) be Gravina's resignation as President of the FIGC. In this case, Roma's executives must take action to have a candidacy and win a battle that is not only political but also has consequences on the field.

The upcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the USA is an event that sparks much debate following the authoritarian drift of the USA and the attack by the USA and Israel against Iran.

Firstly, the event could be damaged by boycotts, such as the one already announced by Iran and the probable one from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which are under Iranian bombs. Secondly, fans from all over the world could be annoyed by ICE, the American political police, due to the new authoritarian nature of the USA, once a temple of democracy. Thirdly, even the tournament itself could be distorted by favoritism towards the USA, making this World Cup similar to those organized by dictatorships, such as Italy '34, Argentina '78, for example.

I want to make a small digression about the supposed exit of the USA from NATO, which would mean a voluntary weakening of the USA that could no longer use the myriad of European bases. On the other hand, Europe would finally no longer be afraid, nor have scruples, in an independent military strategic program from the USA, financially (with common debt), industrially (with the involvement of major European industries such as Dassault, Leonardo, and Rheinmetall, for example), and strategically specifically with the construction of European bases, even those abandoned by the USA for leaving NATO.

It must still be said that precisely because of a law by Marco Rubio, current Secretary of State and former Republican senator, now so opposed to Europe, the exit of the USA from NATO must be approved by the Senate with a vote of 2/3 of the senators, therefore currently impossible.

Given the prestige and importance of the World Cup, it can be inferred that Wesley's injury and Koné's pains, who is part of the favored France, could be acts of preservation in view of the World Cup. Therefore, a specific strategy should be adopted for this situation, perhaps fielding players who need to get noticed by the National teams like Angelino, Soulé, Celik, and the true Romanisti like Mancini, Cristante, Pellegrini, and Pisilli.

The next opponent will be Inter at San Siro, the strongest team in Serie A in the worst place.

Chivu's Inter is very similar to Simone Inzaghi's, especially because the players are mostly the same.

We will therefore go to San Siro under the dark shadow of the World Cup. This made us reflect on the deep reasons for Italy's failure to qualify, on the political, social, and sporting aspects of the World Cup in a country like the USA, once a temple of democracy and now suffering from an authoritarian drift, and therefore on the considerations regarding the 11 to field against Inter to perform at their best.

Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi