Rome, 24 September (LaPresse) – "My rejection of Spalletti? Since I didn't go to the European Championships to have surgery, and I did the right thing, I didn't even receive a phone call. I don't expect anything from anyone. Spalletti is the coach, he's paid to decide who to call up and who to play: if I'm not on the list, so be it. He made some not-so-nice comments in public, which I don't think a coach should ever do. He called me one morning, almost apologising for what had happened, making it clear that I would only play against Norway and that was it, without considering me for the World Cup. At 37, I would have gone to the national team for just one game, I felt used'. So said Inter defender Francesco Acerbi, guest on Sky Sport to present his autobiography entitled “Io, guerriero” (I, warrior). ‘I don't know who would have accepted to play just one game in my place. I'm not Messi, I'm not Pelé, I'm nobody. Are we going to the World Cup? I hope so. Being left out for the third time would be out of the ordinary. Gattuso brings determination, passion and everything. In my opinion, we have a great chance of making it,’ he added.