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Cristian Shpendi, Italy is thinking of "robbing" the red and black talent from Albania
2024-11-18 16:03:03 / SPORT
Among the protagonists who are shining on the Serie B stage, the magnificent season staged so far by Cristian Shpendi stands out above all. The Cesena striker is actually the current top scorer in the league with 8 goals in the first 12 games, to which two goals in the Coppa Italia should be added.
Definitely not bad for a player who in his first year in this category, after excelling in Serie C, has already attracted a lot of attention, including that of the Italian national team. Cristian Shpendi was born in Ancona on May 19, 2023 to parents Albanians and, therefore, the player has two citizenships. At the national level, Shpendi has so far worn the jerseys of the Albanian U-19 and U-21 teams.
With the latter, he has scored one goal in 7 official appearances. However, the call-up from the adult national team has not yet come and in this sense, Italy may try to get into this situation, underlines "Goal.com" in its long article about the talented Albanian.
Call from FIGC? "Italian nationality? No official call at the moment", - were the words with which Shpendi commented on the latest rumors that he would be collected from the Italian national team. In fact, official contacts have not yet taken place, but the FIGC is thinking about the possibility of calling him up, because he is a complete attacker and can add "new blood" to the Axur national team. Maybe starting with Italy U-21 and then who knows where.
In fact, the FIGC are considering, with regulation in hand, bringing him and his twin brother Steven, currently playing for Carrarese, who recently signed him on loan from Empoli, closer together.
Albania's position, what the regulation says - If Italy can think about the possibility of calling Shpendi, the position of Albania, the country that the footballer has represented so far at the youth level, must also be analyzed. If Sylvinho were to call up the striker and decide to activate him in three matches (including friendlies), since Cristian has already turned 21, Italy would lose the right to call him up.
Shpendi's numbers - the 10 goals scored so far in the 2024/25 season are also added to those of the previous year, which culminated in the promotion of the Romagna team to Serie B. Shpendi, last season, scored 23 goals in championship, the Italian Cup and the Super Cup. In recent months, he has shown that he has not suffered at all from being moved up a category. Indeed, the move to Serie B seems to have improved him further.
It is not only the Italian national team that has noticed the Albanian talent, which after breaking out in Serie C is being confirmed with full merit even at the highest levels. Two high-level Serie A clubs Napoli and Fiorentina have already shown their appreciation for a boy who inevitably aims to become a protagonist on the national stage, passing through the main door, that is, the one that opens to the Italian top league.
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