Rossi scores in his first match back from injury with Fiorentina. http://www.videos-football.com/vide...catania-1-0-official-highlights-26082013.html
Of course he scored, because after two terrible knee surgeries, his recovery would be perfect. Now if his name was Stuart Holden, in his first game back someone would have spiked his tib-fib and he would have been out for 9 months more. Sorry, sour grapes about the bad luck that seems to have befallen the US team members of late. Good for ol Jersey Joe. I'm glad he's with Fiorentina, one of my Serie A favs.
Rossi with two goals yesterday in Fiorentina's 5-2 away win at Genoa. He was subbed out in minute 77: http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/ris...io/seriea/tabellini/tabellino_336154429.shtml
Rossi scores in today's Europa League match: FIO 3-0 PAC (76') - Rossi scores his 14th #EL goal. Only Falcao (30), Cardozo (20) have more on all-time top scorer list of #Europaleague.— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) September 19, 2013
He's close to being back in contention for the Italian national team...he's probably their 5th or 6th best striker at the moment. Will be interesting to see if he gets called in for Oct 11/15 qualifiers, since Italy has already won their group.
The only for sure striker I think for Italy is Balotelli and maybe 1 of the guys who recently left ROMA. who are the others? And read TOTTI is being considered for a re-call
Guys like Balotelli and Gilardino are center forwards and wouldn't really competing with Rossi for a spot. As regards withdrawn strikers, there are also El Shaarawy, Giovinco, Cassano and Insigne that come to mind right now.
I don't think Osvaldo will make the World Cup squad. Rossi has a much higher probability of making the team. Prandelli is a big fan of his.
Rossi with Fiorentina's 2nd goal in their 2-0 away win at Atalanta: http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/ris...io/seriea/tabellini/tabellino_336154456.shtml
Rossi already talking about rejoining the national team, hopes to play alongside Balotelli: http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/altr...zionale-spero-di-giocare-con-balotelli-487816
Well, here's to Stuart Holden experiencing a similar revival after this, what is to be his LAST setback, amen?
This was missed in the roster frenzy Grant Wahl @GrantWahl3h Congrats to @GiuseppeRossi22 on being recalled to the Italian national team http://www.figc.it/it/204/37725/2013/10/News.shtml…
Here's the full roster. I really hope we play (and beat) Rossi's Italy in the World Cup. http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2013/10/06/4316095/rossi-and-balzaretti-earn-italy-recalls