article_snippet: You probably associate Italian football with defenders.
article_snippet: And you'd be right; Franco Baresi, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro defended the blue shirt with style and steel.
article_snippet: Italy's national team are famous for Italy's national team defenders, such as Paolo Maldini, who played with style and steel .
article_snippet: Juventus' Carlos Tevez, Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli and Palermo's Paolo Dybala are Argentinian, while Milan star Jeremy Menez is from France.
article_snippet: Only Luca Toni (Verona) is Italian, but Only Luca Toni (Verona) is 37 and Only Luca Toni (Verona) career in the national team ended in 2009.
article_snippet: Tevez's principal partner at Juve, Alvaro Morata, is a Spaniard.
article_snippet: Only Luca Toni (Verona) is playing well in Serie A at the moment, but Only Luca Toni (Verona) retired from international football in 2009 .
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