If you want to highlight that an action is taking place right now you'll need to use the present progressive, that is equivalent to the English verbs ending in -ing when used with the present tense of to be as in "I am reading".
You don't use the present progressive to talk about the near future, as you would in English with a statement like "I'm going to Italy tomorrow." The presente progressivo is used to highlight that actions taking place at this moment.
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