Nazionali in cifre

Caruso gets 13th goal, Linari close to 100th appearance

The rankings of appearances and goals after the first two Women’s Nations League matches

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Caruso gets 13th goal, Linari close to 100th appearance
Elena Linari, presenza 95 a Castel di Sangro

After the two September games, Arianna Caruso stands out in the rankings of appearances and goals in the Women's National Team, scoring against Switzerland to get the first goal of the 23/24 season, just like she closed out the previous season, with the monumental goal against South Africa in Wellington at the beginning of August. This marks her 13th goal: in the all-time rankings, she joins Cernoia in 15th place, ahead of her is Mauro with 15 goals.

In the appearance ranking, however, Gama (+1, 138) and Girelli (+2, 108) creep into the top ten: Gama is 15 appearances away from equalling Morace's second place, Girelli is 1 away from the 8th place of Vignotto. Behind them, Linari (95) is approaching the 100 mark, and Bartoli (89), Giuliani (77), Giacinti (68), Galli (66), Bergamaschi (55), and Caruso (38) all gain appearances.

The defeat to Sweden marks the end of their unbeaten run at Castel di Sangro, which brought only joy to the Azzurre until now: 4 games, 3 wins, 1 draw.