Not a single Juventus or Milan player featured in Roberto Mancini’s first four games back in charge of Italy and the coach leaned on Inter and Atalanta instead.
Antonio Vergara became the latest player to make their debut for the Italy national team during Friday night’s 1-1 Nations League draw away against France, which means that Roberto Mancini has now handed first caps to 66 different players across two spells as CT.
Italy are three games into their 2026-27 Nations League campaign, but five outfield players from Roberto Mancini’s squad are still waiting for their first opportunities of the September-October international break.
The squad numbers for Italy’s upcoming Nations League test away against France have been confirmed, as Fiorentina’s Nicolo Fagioli takes over the prestigious
A 4-1 victory away against Turkiye gave Italy and returning head coach Roberto Mancini a much needed confidence boost at the beginning of this week, but the CT is already weighing up his potential selections ahead of another difficult test away against France on Friday evening.
Roberto Mancini reveals why Giacomo Raspadori went off at half-time in Italy’s 4-1 win away to Turkiye. ‘Now we will try to have our say in France.’ The coach was already feeling the pressure after the 2-0 defeat to Belgium on Friday and made eight changes to the starting line-up.
Roberto Mancini insists tonight’s clash with Turkiye is ‘not a relegation play-off’ for the Nations League, and he needs rotation to see young players in action.
Nicolò Barella, Honest Ahanor and Gianluca Mancini are among the ten players who will follow a ‘specific training program’ in Coverciano over the next two days and won’t be available against Turkey on Monday.
Roberto Mancini’s second Italy era started with a disastrous 2-0 home defeat to Belgium, with Mika Godts and Dodi Lukebakio making the Nations League an uphill struggle.
Italy get their 2026-27 Nations League campaign underway with a visit from Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico on Friday evening, and the majority of the pre-match
Roberto Mancini’s starting XI for Italy’s Nations League opener against Belgium is taking shape, with Francesco Pio Esposito, Nicolò Zaniolo and Daniel Maldini expected upfront.
Second withdrawal ahead of the Nations League after Cristante’s, with Ricci replacing him. After undergoing a medical examination at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano, Inter defender Federico Dimarco has failed to recover from the physical problem he suffered with his club and is unavailable for Italy's fixtures.
The Roma midfielder picked up a physical problem during Roma v Inter. The first squad of Italy's new Roberto Mancini era has already suffered its first withdrawal.
Roberto Mancini called a massive 34 players for his first Italy squad, but still left out names including Mateo Retegui, Mattia Zaccagni, Destiny Udogie, Matteo Gabbia and Matteo Politano, while others remain with the Under-21 side.
Italy head coach Roberto Mancini unveiled his 34-man Italy squad for the upcoming international, with only Davide Frattesi representing Lazio. The former
Mancini redraws Italy's features Roberto Mancini has named a 34-man Italy squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures. Nine new faces earn a first call-up, and a handful of familiar names make surprise returns.
Inter target Gianluca Mancini has signed a new deal with Roma, putting speculation linking him with a move to Giuseppe Meazza to bed. According to Roma’s official website, the 30-year-old has extended his contract at the Stadio Olimpico until 2029.
Gianluca Mancini has signed a new contract with Roma through 30 June 2029, ending Inter’s pursuit of the Italy centre-back and dealing Beppe Marotta a concrete setback in his search for defensive reinforcements.
Roma completed their first Serie A double over eternal rivals Lazio with a pivotal 2-0 win in Sunday’s Derby della Capitale. As a result, the Giallorossi head into the final day of the season in the top four, boasting a two-point lead over Como and Juventus.
While the Derby della Capitale is arguably one of the most heated fixtures in Europe, this edition can be particularly fiery, as neither Lazio nor Roma can afford a defeat at this stage of the season.