Lippi to give Santon his Azzuri debut

ITALY coach Marcelo Lippi will give young Inter Milan defender Davide Santon his senior international debut against Northern Ireland tonight after admitting to being impressed with him in training.

Lippi to give Santon his Azzuri debut
Sat, 06 Jun, 2009 - 01:00
James Whelan

The 18-year-old has made a phenomenal rise from Inter’s youth team to become one of their first-team mainstays this season, convincing Lippi to take a closer look at him.

And the World Cup-winning coach is more than impressed with what he has seen.

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