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Dazzler Diamanti snubbed Serie A to play in the A-League – The World Game
Western United captain Alessandro Diamanti, the ‘smiling assassin’ who will be remembered as one of the A-League’s finest imports, revealed he knocked back an offer to join a Serie A club because he could not refuse the new challenge of playing in Australia.
Diamanti, 37, joined the A-League’s newest club in their first year last July and has led them to the finals with two matches to spare.
The Italy international, who featured in the 2012 European Championships, feels his success down under has justified his decision to snub one of Europe’s major leagues in favour of the A-League.
“I was playing in the second division last year and I had a few offers to return to Serie A,” Diamanti said.
“I was just about to sign for a Serie A club that was in …
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