The last time the Azzurri tasted glory was in 2021, in their Euros win in London. However, the saddest part of that tournament was the story of Leonardo Spinazzola for the Azzurri. Spinazzola was on track to be in the team of the tournament for Italy, until disaster struck against Belgium when Spinazzola was forced off the pitch due to injury.

Medical tests discovered that Spinazzola had torn his ACL against Belguim. This would see him out for not just the rest of the tournament but a whole calendar year. Once, Spinazzola returned with Roma he struggled to be the same player he was during the tournament as they injury took a toll on his legs.

Spinazzolla career at Roma slowly fizzled out due to his poor form, which saw him leave the club. Napoli took the risk on Spinazzola signing him as a free agent once his contract with Roma ended. The gamble was one that had a huge pay off for Napoli, as he has returned to form close to his euros ever since joining the club.

Napoli Unveils New Signing Leonardo Spinazzola at SSC Napoli Training Center on July 10, 2024 in Castel Volturno , Italy.

Spinazzola has become a favourite of Antonio Conte who now would like to keep him in Naples. This comes as the fullback has a contract which expires at the end of this season, but he is hoping to renew with Napoli. According to Nico Schira via X he will be able to do so past this season.

Schira is reporting that Napoli are offering Spinazzola a new contract for an added season. While this is a starting point for negotiations it isn’t exactly what he had in mind. Schira and his team would rather have a two year deal that would keep him in Naples until 2028. However, the deal he has been offered is a good starting point for negotiations.

AS Roma were hoping to challenge for the title this season, under the new leadership of Gian Piero Gasperini as manager. However, Roma are now all but out of the title race, and are now competing for a Champions League finish. They have fallen short of where they wanted to be mainly due to a poor goalscoring in the attack.

Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson were the main attacking threat for Roma, but both failed to hit the ground running. This saw Ferguson’s full season loan be cut off by January as Roma looked to restrict. Donyell Malen, Bryan Zaragoza and Robinho Vaz all signed for Roma in January. Roma begun an attacking revolution that will truly kickoff this summer in January.

Donyell Malen of AS Roma celebrates with Bryan Zaragoza after scoring the goal of 2-0 during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between AS Roma and…

This will likely see a list of exits leaving the club, in the summer. Artem Dovybk will likely be sold, as Roma tried to get rid of him. AC Milan were interested but a deal never eventuated, but Milan could be interested again. Another name who could leave is Paulo Dybala, after completing what will be his fourth season in the capital.

Dybala could leave Roma, in the same way he joined them as a free agent. His current deal expires at the end of this season, and Roma have no interest in a renewal. Como, Benfica and Monaco have all been interested in signing Dybala, but none have opened talks yet. Now, according to Nico Schira however Dybala has finally opened talks with a team.

Boca Juniors have opened talks with Dybala over the possibility of a deal. This is a move that would see a 32-year-old Dybala, return home to Argentina. This would likely be the last team that Dybala would play for before retiring similar to Diego Maradona from Sevilla.

Atalanta pulled of a magical comeback, on Wednesday against Borussia Dortmund. A 2-0 loss in Dortmund gave them little chance of advancing but they managed to pull it off. It wasn’t without drama however, as Lazar Samardzic won the tie for Atalanta in the 98th minute from a spot kick.

This is even more impressive considering that Atalanta lost two of their best players from last season. Matteo Retegui left Atalanta last summer to join Al Qadsiah. Then in January, Ademola Lookman left to join Atletico Madrid, after being unhappy with the club.

These huge losses now represent what Atalanta is becoming as a club. Large sales are now apart of their reputation, with them bringing out young players to sell for profit. It is hard to see this changing as well as both Ederson and Marco Carnesecchi could be sold this summer in similar fashion.

Ederson dos Santos of Atalanta BC celebrates after Nicola Zalewski scored the goal of 0-2 during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between SS…

However, recent reports from Matteo Moretto state that the opposite could happen for Marco Carnesecchi, with him instead choosing to stay with Atalanta. Carnesecchi will renew his contract with the intention of staying in Bergamo for his future. Ederson however, could still be on his way out of the door.

Carnesecchi staying with Atalanta, could have massive ramifications within Serie A. Juventus were preparing to make a serious attempt to sign him this summer. This comes as they aim to replace Michele Di Gregorio this summer, and could now look to Guglielmo Vicario.

This would then put them into direction competition with Inter Milan, as they look for a new goalkeeper. If Inter miss out on Vicario because of Juventus they could make a big move to sign Mile Svilar. Roma are open to selling Svilar having Elia Caprile from Cagliari ready as a replacement.