West Ham United left-back Emerson have been given a late call-up into the Italian national squad to face England and Malta in the coming days.
The 28-year-old, who has been in good form for the Hammers in recent weeks, was a surprise omission from Roberto Mancini’s initial 30-man squad for their upcoming 2024 European Championship qualifying matches against England and Malta. However, following an injury to Inter Milan’s Federico Dimarco during Inter Milan’s 1-0 defeat to Juventus on Sunday, Dimarco has had to withdraw from the squad.
Emerson becomes the second West Ham player to make Mancini’s Italy squad after striker Gianluca Scamacca was called up, despite the striker struggling for game time since returning from a knee injury last month.
