Giorgio Chiellini, the captain of Italy, is injured and cannot compete in World Cup qualifying

The current injury situation for Italy's best players presents a significant challenge for the team. On Wednesday, November 10th, 2021, right before their upcoming final World Cup qualifying matches, Italy's captain, Giorgio Chiellini, just became the most recent Italian football player that had withdrawn from the Italian national team. This ongoing problem has continued as a result of Giorgio Chiellini's departure from the Italian national team.

This past weekend, Chiellini was forced to pull out of the warmup shortly before Juventus' game against Fiorentina, and the very competitive senior defender still has not recovered in time to play.

It was announced earlier this week that Italy's attacker Ciro Immobile, as well as their midfielders Nicol Zaniolo and Lorenzo Pellegrini, had withdrawn from the Italian national squad due to injuries.

The news that Italy's head coach Roberto Mancini had received some good news recently was that his midfielder Nicola Barella had practiced on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021, following some outstanding treatment that Barella had received the day before. This occurred after Barella had undergone this treatment the previous day.

On the 12th of November in 2021, Italy will compete against Switzerland in a match that will be held in Rome. The European champion currently holds the advantage with the tiebreaker due to their lead in goal difference out of both of the teams in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers. Both Italy and Switzerland have earned a total of 14 points, and they are currently tied for first place in the group that they are competing in for the World Cup qualifiers.

Only the winner of the competition that comes in first place will receive an automatic berth for the championship game the following year, which will take place in Qatar. The group that finishes in second place will be required to take part in the playoff tournament that will be held in March of 2022. In this tournament, they will face off against two other teams, and they will need to win both of their matches in order to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar the following year.

Additionally, Switzerland is currently dealing with a number of significant injuries of their own. They had previously been forced to play without their captain, Granit Xhaka, as well as their attacker, Haris Seferovic, due to the long-term injuries sustained by each player individually. Surprisingly, on Monday, November 8th, 2021, Switzerland's winger Steven Zuber became the fourth Swiss player to withdraw from their national team, which had been chosen only a week earlier.

The match between Italy and Northern Ireland is scheduled to take place in Belfast on the 15th of November, 2021, immediately following Italy's match against Switzerland. The final match of Switzerland's participation in these qualifiers will take place at home against Bulgaria.

During the group stage of the Euro 2020 tournament, Italy overcame Switzerland with a final score of 3 to 0 in Rome. Chiellini was a key contributor to this victory for Italy. During early World Cup qualifying matches in Basel last September, the teams battled to a scoreless draw with each other.

Only a month ago, Italy's world record unbeaten streak of 37 matches came to an end when Spain defeated Italy in a Nations League semifinal match with a final score of 2-1. Spain's victory was Italy's first loss in 37 matches.