{"id":384466,"date":"2025-11-17T04:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384466\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:40:24","slug":"italian-pundit-trolls-haaland-after-pio-espositos-goal-for-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384466\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian pundit trolls Haaland after Pio Esposito’s goal for Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"MILAN,<\/p>\n

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 16: Pio Esposito of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Norway at San Siro Stadium on November 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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RAI Sport pundit Daniele Adani trolled Erling Haaland after Francesco Pio Esposito\u2019s opening goal in Italy-Norway: \u2018Do you know him now?\u2019<\/p>\n

Italy host Norway at San Siro this evening in the final matchday of the Group I European World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Click here to follow the build-up and live action from Milan on the Football Italia LIVEBLOG.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pio Esposito scored again for Italy\"FrancescoFrancesco Pio Esposito scores for Italy against Norway in the 2026 World Cup qualifier (@azzurri)<\/p>\n

Inter striker Pio Esposito gave the Azzurri the lead after just 11 minutes, becoming the fourth-youngest player to score his third goal for La Nazionale after Giuseppe Meazza, Mario Corso and Gianni Rivera (via Opta<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Norway and Manchester City striker Haaland had raised eyebrows on the eve of the game by saying that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know\u201d the promising Inter striker<\/a>, so Adani, a former Serie A defender, hit back at him during tonight\u2019s live commentary.<\/p>\n

As reported by TMW,<\/a> Adani said after seeing Esposito score: \u201cDear Erling, do you know him now or not?\u201d<\/p>\n

A simple win tonight is not enough for Italy to top Group I, as the Azzurri would need a victory by nine goals to overtake Norway and get direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

What did Haaland say about Esposito?\"OSLO,OSLO, NORWAY \u2013 NOVEMBER 13: Erling Haaland of Norway celebrates scoring his team\u2019s third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Norway and Estonia at Ullevaal Stadion on November 13, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Marius Nordnes \/ Nordnes Foto\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t know much about him. Maybe they\u2019ll kill me for saying this, but when you play for Italy, you must have quality. And you need that same quality when you play for Inter, that\u2019s how it is.\u201d<\/p>\n


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