I'm sure all the Azzurri fanboys are bowling their eyes out right about now! However, I think Italy might actually do better without him. Matri, Balo, Cassano, and Giovinco will shine.
It's a terrible thing that he got injured, but I sincerely hope this ends any interest we have in him. He was never that good to begin with, and it may take him some time to bounce back from this injury.
As for him being classy, I don't know about that. Have any of you met him in person? He might've been a dirty gutter dwelling sewer rat before becoming a footballer for all you know.