PAOLO Di Canio today confirmed that he will be calling upon the services of two of his compatriots to assist him at Swindon Town.

Former Inter Milan youth team coach Fabrizio Piccareta will be Di Canio's assistant while Claudio Donatelli, who has spent time at Reggina, joins as fitness coach.

“I like the way they work and they speak English even better than me!” said Di Canio.

“We need to be able to tell the players what we want. We can explain what we would like all we want but at the end of the day it is the players who have to perform on the pitch.

“So it is important for me to have technical staff who can work with them and build a relationship with them.”