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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
James Nalton

Can Toronto FC’s new Italian influx mark a return to MLS glory?

Domenico Criscito
Former Genoa and Zenit Saint Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito headlines an Italian influx at Toronto FC. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

“I’ve met a lot of Italians in this first week I’ve been here,” said Domenico Criscito, cracking a broad smile in what was an otherwise staid, businesslike first press conference as a new Toronto FC player.

The 35-year-old former Genoa and Zenit Saint Petersburg defender, who also has 26 caps for Italy, arrives on the undercard to Lorenzo Insigne as part of a new Italian influx at Canada’s most successful Major League Soccer side.

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