If we hadn’t suffered at his feet, we mightn’t remember that Salvatore Schillaci unexpectedly made his Italy debut in a low-key friendly the March before Italia ’90.

WE ALL knew Giovanni Trapattoni wouldn’t want to look at any new players before Euro 2012, but it was still a little disappointing to hear him confirm it on Friday.

Roberto Mancini, recently on loan at Leicester City, has been appointed new coach to Italian Serie A side Fiorentina, the club's vice-president Mario Sconcerti has announced.