▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁scoring ▁two ▁goals . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Christian ▁V ieri ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁under ▁Giovanni ▁T rap at ton i ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁he ▁deb uted ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February , ▁scoring ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁friendly ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Portugal . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁included ▁in ▁their ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁squad , ▁making ▁one ▁appearance ▁throughout ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁his ▁nation ' s ▁ 2 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Bulg aria ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁group ▁match , ▁although ▁Italy ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁on ▁head - to - head ▁record , ▁despite ▁not ▁losing ▁a ▁match , ▁following ▁a ▁three - way ▁five - point ▁tie ▁with ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Val encia ▁team mate ▁Marco ▁Di ▁Va io , ▁he ▁was ▁played ▁up ▁front ▁by ▁new ▁Italy ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁coach ▁Marcel lo ▁Li ppi ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁matches ▁of ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁After ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Lu ca ▁T oni ▁and ▁Alberto ▁Gil ard ino , ▁while ▁Cor rad i ▁strugg led ▁at ▁Val encia , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁an ▁international ▁call - up ▁again . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁play ▁O ften ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁" old - f