Agent: ‘Why won’t Italy call Giovinco?’

By Football Italia staff

Sebastian Giovinco’s agent can’t understand why the Toronto FC forward hasn’t been called-up for Italy - “I find it absurd”.

Giampiero Ventura named his squad for the games with Spain and Israel on Saturday, but ‘The Atomic Ant’ wasn’t among the names called.

Last night Giovinco scored twice in a 3-1 win over Montreal Impact, taking his record for the MLS franchise to 63 goals in 97 games.

“It’s true that things are going great, but Giovinco isn’t a novelty,” Andrea D’Amico told Tuttomercatoweb.

“He’s scored over 60 goals in the last two-and-a-half years, an extraordinary return no matter what the competition is.

“Why doesn’t he get called for Italy? I find it absurd. It’s a shame that a player with his skill, with his characteristics and his eye for goal isn’t called.

“Giovinco knows how to score in every way, even from free-kicks, he’s a starter for his club and an absolute star in MLS.

“I don’t understand why players on the bench for Italian teams are getting called-up instead, but sadly the story is always the same lately.”

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