Daniel Maldini gets his first start in the Italy jersey, 8,314 days after his father Paolo’s final appearance for the Azzurri. The Nations League quarter-final with Germany kicks off at the ...

Cesare Maldini, who was Paolo’s father and Daniel’s grandfather, also had 14 caps from January 1960 to October 1963. He was above all a coach of the Italy squad, from January 1997 to July 1998.