I dont want to sound negative here.
Despite being a fan of the Italian defense for 2 decades, i ve lost all hope and confidense for the current crop of Italian defenders (apart from the Chiellini of course, who is as good as the used to be) and i believe that our stubborn inististance on them has hurt us quite a lot, esp on our left flank and in our pocket with Bonucci.
I would rather see us investing on someone like Rhodolfo, rather than any of the Italian non-option we have, BUT arent we going too far, at aspiring that Rhod is the WC answer we were craving for all these years?
We have the promising Sorensen and Bonucci at 32+ will become at least as good as Barzagli is atm, so we should only look for an experience and proven partner to form a duo with Chiellini and deliver top performances NOW.
A player like Lugano or Alex is a perfect match for that job, imo, do you think that Rhodolfo atm is in the same league?