Giorgio Chiellini said on Wednesday that he wants to close his Italy career by taking the Azzurri to the World Cup and scrubbing out his bad experiences in football’s biggest competition.

Captain Chiellini was part of the Italy side which missed out on the 2018 tournament in Russia.

But after shaking off a calf injury he could lead the team out in Palermo in Thursday’s play-off semi-final against North Macedonia, the first of potentially two matches which will decide their fate.

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