Raphinha admits he was close to joining Italian national team call before Brazil

Barcelona star Raphinha admits on the interview that he was close to join Italian national team instead of Brazil.

Raphinha: "I was close to accepting Italian national team call!."

"I was supposed to go to the Euro they won in 2020. I was basically set to go. So luckily, since the passport didn't come through," told @isabelapagliari.

"At that point, the people from the Italian national team were calling me. Jorginho used to call me all the time. The Italian staff had this amazing project for me, something that really caught my eye."

"But at the same time, deep down, I still had that one percent of hope that I could wear the Brazil shirt. And luckily, my Italian passport didn't get ready in time!."