Medhi Benatia is unzipping the serie A!

Published: September 26, 2025

By: Manu Tournoux

In an interview with CORRIERE DELLO SPORTMehdi Benatia did not mince his words on the current level of Italian football. The former captain of Morocco is concerned about a clear decline in the Transalpine pool: “What worries me in Italy is the lack of talent. I think of the national team: as a captain of Morocco, I saw Italy as something inaccessible. CHECCO (Totti), Pirlo, Del Piero, Nesta and Maldini, but also people like Vieri, Cassano, Montella: where are they now? »»

For Benatia, the comparison is cruel with France, whose reservoir far exceeds that of the Squadra Azzurra: “France has at least four national teams higher in Italy. »» An outing that sounds like a blow for Serie A, and which translates the lucidity of a leader now plunged into the daily life of OM. Benatia knows the Italian championship very well since he evolved at Juventus from 2016 to 2019, alongside CR7.

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Manu Tournoux

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