The forward was close to representing Italy instead, donning the famous blue shirt and white shorts instead of the yellow ...

Barcelona star Raphinha reveals he was on the verge of joining the Italian national team! What stopped him? A delayed ...

Raphinha has revealed how he was close to pledging his international allegiance to Italy.The Barcelona winger is one of the ...

Brazilian forward Raphinha has revealed why he turned down the opportunity to represent the Italy National Team.

It has been revealed that the Italy national team made attempts to convince Barcelona star Raphinha to play for the Azzurri ...

Raphinha's international career could have taken a dramatically different path had he accepted an invitation to join the Italian national team ahead of Euro 2020. In a recent interview, the Barcelona ...

Barcelona star Raphinha: Jorginho almost recruited me for Italy! Barcelona star Raphinha admits he was close to committing ...

Brazilian winger Raphinha has revealed that he was on the verge of accepting a call-up to play for the Italian national team before ultimately representing Brazil. Speaking to journalist Isabela ...

It was at that time that Italy noticed Raphinha and found out that he was eligible to represent the Azzuri because his father, Rafael Dias Belloli, is of Italian descent. The Italian federation ...

As par of a recent interview, Raphinha has revealed he was approached by the Italian national team to represent them in 2020 under Roberto Mancini's leadership. The Barcelona winger, who has ...

Recently, Raphinha revealed he was approached by the Italian national team to represent them in 2020 when Roberto Mancini was in charge. The Barcelona winger, who has featured in 33 matches for ...