S5 Ep7: The Nessun Dorma Draft: Italia 90

Welcome to the inaugural Nessun Dorma Draft, in which we each pick an XI from a particular tournament, season or era. Given the name of our podcast, we had to start with a trip back to Italia 90. Martyn, Gary and Rob are joined by Mac Millings to pick their XIs from a tournament full of superstars. These are the rules: 1. Each player can only be picked by one person. When Andy Brehme has gone, he’s gone. 2. Players are judged solely on their form during Italia 90. Thus: Salvatore Schillaci good, Marco van Basten bad. 3. Managers must announce their planned formation before the draft begins. 4. You decide who wins the draft. Go to Twitter, X or whatever it’s called today to choose which team you think is the best. The poll will close at midday on Friday (UK time). As well as giving four ageing men a frankly disproportionate thrill, the draft is an excuse to rhapsodise the players we love from Italia 90, and to make snide comments about each other’s selections. You can view our teams in formation by clicking here, though you may want to leave that until after you’ve listened to the pod.

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