Next week, the Azzurri will face Moldova and Norway as they bid to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2014.

Chiesa has not played for Italy since Euro 2024, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland. Before that, he was a key factor in Italy winning Euro 2020 under Roberto Mancini.

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Chiesa repeatedly refused to join the Italian team - Photo: Sky Sports

However, Chiesa has struggled to regain his form recently due to constant injuries since joining Liverpool for a fee of 10 million pounds.

With his good performance recently, scoring 2 goals and having 3 assists, coach Gattuso hopes to have Chiesa in the Azzurri squad.

However, this strategist recently revealed that Chiesa ignored the call when he hinted that his student was having "problems" during the Italian team press conference.

"I often talk with Chiesa. We have to respect the decisions and problems that each person has.

We know what we say to each other. I have to respect the players' opinions. I can't say anything else. "

Reporters asked Gattuso to clarify that the decision came from Chiesa himself. He replied: " Yes. This is the fourth or fifth time I've explained this."

Remember back in September, Gattuso revealed that Federico Chiesa had ruled himself out of the clashes with Belgium and Israel because he felt he was not 100% fit.

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