Return dates revealed for Italy internationals Scamacca and Scalvini

Monday’s reports indicate that Italy internationals Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are hoping to return in time for the start of the 2025-26 season after seasons to forget for both of them in 2024-25. 

Both Scamacca and Scalvini suffered cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries during the summer of 2024, which ruled them out of the first half of the 2024-25 campaign. 

Scalvini suffered an injury just before Italy’s unsuccessful EURO 2024 campaign, while Scamacca was dealt a blow during pre-season with Atalanta. 

Both players made initially impressive returns from their ACL injuries: Scalvini returning in November, Scamacca at the beginning of February, but both were then dealt set-backs, effectively ending both of their seasons before the Serie A run-in. 

Scalvini made a handful of appearances before picking up a serious injury to his shoulder, while Scamacca played for just five minutes in Serie A before requiring another operation, this time on his hamstring. 

When will Scamacca and Sclavini return for Atalanta and Italy?

Reports from Quotidiano Sportivo (via TMW) claim that Scamacca decided against going on a honeymoon with his wife, whom he married a fortnight ago, in order to focus on his injury recovery and rehabilitation. 

He and Scalvini are both expected to be back in training with Atalanta in mid-July according to Monday’s reports. 

That means both will miss the beginning of pre-season training, but could be in contention to return to competitive action in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign.