Bosnia & Herzegovina Vs Italy – Gennaro Gattuso To Bench Inter Milan Prodigy In Pivotal FIFA World Cup Playoff Tie | OneFootball

Inter Milan starlet Francesco Pio Esposito will start on the bench when Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy lock horns in Zenica tonight.

According to Sky Sport Italia via FCInterNews, Gennaro Gattuso is reluctant to take any gamble with his starting XI selection.

With a place at this summer’s FIFA World Cup on the line, the stakes are at an all-time high as Bosnia and Italy face each other in a playoff final.

Furthermore, the Azzurri are looking to return to the most prestigious international tournament for the first time since 2014.

Indeed, they’ve missed out on two consecutive World Cup for the first time in the nation’s history.

Pio Esposito to Start on the Bench in Bosnia vs Italy Clash

Needless to say, another failed attempt to qualify would be nothing short of disastrous for the four-time world champions.

Therefore, Gennaro Gattuso cannot afford a mistake today.

Despite delivering a decent cameo appearance in a 2-0 win over Norther Ireland last Thursday, Francesco Pio Esposito must settle for a place among the subsitutes.

Indeed, Gattuso will reportedly stick with Mateo Retegui and Moise Kean, who scored in that fixture, as his starting center-forward pair.

However, Esposito should get some minutes off the bench, especially if the result calls for his introduction.