MX23RW : Friday, March 29 04:54:02| >> :120:41050:41050:

Antonio Conte backs Sebastian Giovinco to make Italy's World Cup squad

Juventus boss Antonio Conte urges Italy manager Cesare Prandelli to take Sebastian Giovinco to the World Cup in Brazil this summer.

Juventus boss Antonio Conte has backed Sebastian Giovinco to make Italy's squad for the World Cup this summer.

The form of Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente has seen the forward start only five Serie A games for the reigning champions this season, but Conte believes that the 27-year-old should go to Brazil.

Giovinco started in Juve's 1-0 win over Bologna on Saturday, which led to Conte urging Cesare Prandelli to consider taking the former Parma man.

"Giovinco is doing really well, as he is gaining confidence in his own abilities. It's what I always told him to do. He's so good at taking men on and can be decisive," he told reporters.

"I hope he can continue like this to the end of the season, because he still has a chance of going to the World Cup.

"Someone like Giovinco would certainly be of use to Cesare Prandelli."

Giovinco has earned 17 caps for the Azzurri since making his debut in 2011.

ID:150905: cacheID:150905:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2103:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Juventus' Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Trabzonspor during their Europa League match on February 20, 2014
Read Next:
Conte: 'Juve not champions yet'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter Milan29244171145776
2AC Milan29195555332262
3Juventus29178444232159
4Bologna29159542251754
5Roma29156855352051
6Atalanta BCAtalanta28145951321947
7Napoli29129844331145
8Fiorentina2812794132943
9Lazio29134123633343
10Monza2911993236-442
11Torino29101182826241
12Genoa29810113136-534
13Lecce29610132645-1928
14Udinese29415102844-1627
15Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2968152639-1326
16CagliariCagliari2968152950-2126
17Empoli2967162243-2125
18FrosinoneFrosinone2966173760-2324
19SassuoloSassuolo2965183356-2323
20Salernitana2928192359-3614


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!