Mateo Retegui, Italian Citizenship and the "Oriundi" Debate

03/31/23 • 12 min

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Mateo Retegui is the latest "Oriundo" to play for Italy, rushed in ahead of Scamacca, Gnonto and other Azzurri strikers, despite only three training sessions and never stepping foot in Italy before.

Is Retegui the right man up front for Italy, and is it fair for an Oriundo to be rushed in ahead of other players who have been brought up in the Italian system?

And, in a wider political and societal context, what does it say about Italy's treatment of its many non-citizens who were born in, raised in, and have lived, studied and worked in Italy for their whole lives, yet still are somehow not considered eligible for Italian citizenship?

Nicky Bandini and Mina Rzouki discuss this interesting and thought-provoking subject.

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In this Chronicles Tifosi Patreon members-only episode extended preview:

Is Retegui the right man up front for Italy, and is it fair for an Oriundo to be rushed in ahead of other players who have been brought up in the Italian system?

Nicky Bandini and Mina Rzouki discuss this interesting and thought-provoking subject.

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Mina Rzouki is rested and back from her Mauritius holiday with a fresh tan and plenty of mosquito bites, as she and Nicky Bandini discuss Italy's Euro 2024 qualifier matches; whether Mateo Retegui is the right man up front for Italy, and whether it's fair for an Oriundo to be rushed in ahead of other players who have been brought up in the Italian system.

And, in a wider political and societal context, what does it say about Italy's treatment of its non-citizens who were born in, raised in, and have lived, studied and worked in Italy for their whole lives, yet still are somehow not considered eligible for Italian citizenship?

Are Gli Azzurri still clinging to the Euro 2020 win instead of bringing in fresh talent, and is Roberto Mancini still the manager we can rely on for a new approach?

Then we get in to some #ChroniclesQandA:

Antonio Conte - where to from here?

What is the real role of a manager?

Should Napoli rotate the squad more to rest players in the run-in to the Serie A title and the Champions League?

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Preview | Producer Simon on The Gentleman Ultra Podcast

Producer Simon was recently a guest on The Gentleman Ultra podcast with host Frank Risorto. This is a 5-minute preview of an interesting discussion about being a calcio fan and much more, including:

Starting Serie A Chronicles with Nicky Bandini and Mina Rzouki.
Italian post-war migration to Australia.
Growing up in the Italian community in Perth, playing and watching football.
Becoming a Roma fan and falling in love with “Il Principe” Giuseppe Giannini.
Memories of Roma's 2000-01 Scudetto.
The beauty of Spalletti's Napoli.
Italy's run in the European competitions this season.
Serie A vs EPL.
Memories of being at the 2006 World Cup, Italy's incredible semifinal against Germany, and celebrating after the final.
The atmosphere around a World Cup tournament.
The romantic drama of being a lifelong Roma fan: missed opportunities, victories, the Totti-Cassano partnership.

Listen to the full episode here.

Here is the previous episode that Simon and Frank recorded during the World Cup: 3 World Cup Questions.

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