If Mauro Camoranesi was allowed to help Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, then why can't Eder and Franco Vazquez lead the Azzurri to glory in next year's European Championship? ... I respect anyone's opinion but I haven't done anything new.'' Conte called up Sampdoria's Brazilian-born striker Eder and Palermo's Argentine-born midfielder Vazquez for Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier with Bulgaria and a friendly with England three days later. ''The Italian national team should be Italian,'' Mancini, the Inter Milan coach who was considered for the Italy job before Conte was hired last year, said earlier. ''An Italian player deserves to play for the national team while someone who wasn't born in Italy, even if they have relatives, I don't think deserves to.'' Vazquez's mother is Italian while Eder gained citizenship through his grandparents.
Conte defends use of foreign-born players on Italy squad
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