This is nonsense. Italian companies do a lot of great work in Italy and abroad. But if the corrupt government does not want to spend money for the maintenance of the tunnels or assigns too little money, then you get what you pay for.
This explains what happened at Genoa's Bertè tunnel
Italy's Tunnels violate the European Union Directive 2004/54 for Safety of Tunnels
https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/10093/italys-tunnels-violate-the-european-union-directive-200454-for-safety-of-tunnels