Oriundi - an immigrant of native ancestry. There is alot of debate about whether Cesare Prandelli should consider Oriundi during his reign as Azzurri manager. He himself has said that if these players play well, why should he not be able to call them up. The people against it don't want Italy to go down the Germany route. A national side who's first team at the World Cup was made up of a sizable amount of non Germanic names, most of whom were born in Germany to foreign parents, whilst some were just naturalised Germans, i.e they gained citizenship through extended stay in the country.
What some people don't realise is that being an Oriundi is not the same as being the son of a foreigner born in Italy or just a naturalised citizen. An Oriundi is in fact a descendant of Italy from at least one Grandparent. Oriundi have Italian blood. By definition Mauro Camoranesi is an Oriundi. As is Giuseppe Rossi and Simone Perrotta (all pictured above). No one would argue that they didn't/don't have the right to play for the Azzurri.
That is why, as far as I am concerned, Oriundi should be embraced as Italians. Come this time next year it would not be surprising to see that Prandelli has considered the several realistic Oriundi options available to him. Players like Thiago Motta, Maxi Lopex, Ezequiel Schelotto, Rodrigo Taddei, Mauro Zarate amongst others should quickly decide where their allegiances lie.
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