Spalletti's revamped Italy ready for title defense

MILAN — Luciano Spalletti leads a new-look Italy to Euro 2024, as the Azzurri look to defend their continental crown in Germany and try to emulate their past World Cup heroes.

Italy is in its first major tournament since triumphing at the last Euros three years ago, and Spalletti has been entrusted to guide his nation out of another bout of deep soul searching.

Spalletti takes Italy back to the scene of perhaps the country's greatest soccer triumph, the 2006 World Cup won by a golden generation of players which included Gianluigi Buffon, Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero, Andrea Pirlo and Fabio Cannavaro.