It’s looking like my prediction of Parma’s regression will be undone before Serie A seriously starts. First Sebastian Giovinco looks much better than I thought, and now another midfielder who holds the high hopes of Azzurri faithful has moved to the Crusaders.
↵Antonio Candreva has been sent on loan from Udinese to Parma, with the yellow and blue having the option to buy the 23-year-old at year’s end.
↵Candreva spent last season on lost at Juventus, who surprisingly failed to exercise their option to buy. He has been capped twice by the Italian national team.