Ep.21: Italy off the mark at the Women’s World Cup, but concerns remain

Total Italian Football Podcast · Jul 25, 2023 · 28m

The Italy Women's National Team got the start that was needed at the 2023 Women's World Cup on Monday morning European time as they beat Argentina 1-0 in New Zealand. Despite that, it is not all good news.

It was crucial to get three points on the board ahead of the tough match against Sweden, as Milena Bertolini emphasised herself after the match, but there are still a lot of questions that remained unanswered about this Azzurre side.

The fact that 16-year-old Giulia Dragoni and 18-year-old Chiara Beccari were handed starts is great news, but many players were shoe-horned into a confusing…