In the upcoming UEFA Europa League final week in June, Italy national team manager Vincenzo unveiled his squad, but to our surprise, AC Milan midfielder Sindo Donnelly, who is known as the "new Pai Lu", is not on the list. The reason for this is that he will be representing the Italian U21s in the upcoming final week of the UEFA Europa League. Meanwhile, Inter Milan's two main players, Nicolai Ballerina and Francesco Arshabi, have been given time off to prepare for the UEFA Europa League final.
Although Sindo Donnelly has already contributed two goals and seven assists in Serie A this season, making him the successor to the famous Pailou, he is now 23 years old and meets the requirements for participation in the U21 Europa League. This requirement will be in place from the 2021 qualifiers, when Sindo Donnelly will be 21 years old. This time the Italian national team decided to call him up with the aim of winning the U21 European Cup.
It is worth noting that the Italian U21 national youth team has not won the UEFA European Cup since 2004. This year, the Italian national team is determined to go all out in order to break this curse. In addition, veterans Nembini and Bonlus, who helped Italy win the last UEFA Europa League, have also been selected for the UEFA Europa League squad. The final week of this year's UEFA Europa League will be held in the Netherlands from June 14 to 18, where there will be two semi-finals - Italy versus Spain and the Netherlands versus Croatia. The winners will compete for the title and the losers for third place.
