Opinion: Toronto FC’s Italian experiment doomed from the start

Insigne and Bernardeschi officially walked out the door

Jul 01, 2025

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**Lorenzo Insigne’s time at Toronto FC was not successful. YouTube screenshot**

By the time Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi officially walked out the door on Tuesday, Toronto FC fans had already made peace with the inevitable. What started as a bold statement of ambition has ended in disappointment.

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