Nesta leaves la nazionale :(
Alessandro Nesta announced today that he has retried from the Italian National Team. This announcement comes a few weeks after Francesco Totti announced he would retire too. It hasn't come as a surprise, even after Nesta has spent over a decade in the Azzurri shirt, because Nesta has always suffered with injuries when playing in major tournaments. His groin injury last year against the Czech Republic saw him complete his hatric with injuries in a World Cup tournament.
Nesta has always been a predominant figure in he back line for the Azzurri since the late 90's and he will never be forgotten with some of his displays. His fine performances, with over 70 caps to his name, has seen him reach many highs. His most treasured moment for him could be debatable if it's winning the World Cup in 2006 or meeting, his now present wife, in the doctor's rooms as he had to be taken off due to injury in the 1998 World Cup.
Nesta asked to be left out of Roberto Donadoni's team against the Faeroe Islands and Lithuania as he married Gabriela Pagnozzi and wished to take time off with his wife and daughter.
It is a huge loss to the Azzurri to see such a legend retire, nevertheless his memories will live on and the fans will now have to put up with the erratic Marco Materazzi!
Nesta's Azzzurri honours:
1995 - Won Italian Under-21 Championship with S.S. Lazio.
1996 - Won European Under-21 Championship with Italy
1998 - Won Coppa Italia and SuperCoppa Italiana (Italian SuperCup) with S.S. Lazio
1999 - Won European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup with S.S. Lazio
2000 - Won Scudetto, Coppa Italia and SuperCoppa Italiana with S.S. Lazio
2003 - Won Coppa Italia, Champions League and European Super Cup with A.C. Milan
2004 - Won Scudetto with A.C. Milan
2006 - Won FIFA World Cup with Italian National side
2007 - Won UEFA Champion's League with A.C. Milan
Alessandro Nesta with the Azzurri:
Nesta has always been a predominant figure in he back line for the Azzurri since the late 90's and he will never be forgotten with some of his displays. His fine performances, with over 70 caps to his name, has seen him reach many highs. His most treasured moment for him could be debatable if it's winning the World Cup in 2006 or meeting, his now present wife, in the doctor's rooms as he had to be taken off due to injury in the 1998 World Cup.
Nesta asked to be left out of Roberto Donadoni's team against the Faeroe Islands and Lithuania as he married Gabriela Pagnozzi and wished to take time off with his wife and daughter.
It is a huge loss to the Azzurri to see such a legend retire, nevertheless his memories will live on and the fans will now have to put up with the erratic Marco Materazzi!
Nesta's Azzzurri honours:
1995 - Won Italian Under-21 Championship with S.S. Lazio.
1996 - Won European Under-21 Championship with Italy
1998 - Won Coppa Italia and SuperCoppa Italiana (Italian SuperCup) with S.S. Lazio
1999 - Won European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup with S.S. Lazio
2000 - Won Scudetto, Coppa Italia and SuperCoppa Italiana with S.S. Lazio
2003 - Won Coppa Italia, Champions League and European Super Cup with A.C. Milan
2004 - Won Scudetto with A.C. Milan
2006 - Won FIFA World Cup with Italian National side
2007 - Won UEFA Champion's League with A.C. Milan
Alessandro Nesta with the Azzurri:
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