Elia better get his act together. I don't know the reason for him not playing, but you'd expect him to understand the basics in Italian and he should really be capable of getting some playing time ahead of players like Giaccherini, Pepe ( Who's been doing well, to be fair ) or Krasic ( Who's been rather poor ).
I just hope he does show up soon enough, we could really use a proper, skillful winger.