Roberto Mancini has announced his selections for the Azzurri for the first two qualifying matches to the next European championship which will see Italy face off against Finland and Liechtenstein (on Saturday the 23rd of March at the “Friuli” stadium in Udine and on Tuesday
Former Lazio Midfielder Attilio Lombardo has been announced as Roberto Mancini’s assistant for the Italian National Team. Lombardo, after his experiences working with Sinisa Mihajlovic at Torino, will reunite with Mancini; their last time working together was during Mancini’s tenure at Galatasaray. The FIGC announced the appointment
Both of Lazio’s entrants in the Italian national team had outings with Roberto Mancini’s Azzurri side in their past two fixtures. Forward Ciro Immobile played 74 minutes against Portugal in Italy’s final UEFA Nations League game. Meanwhile, centre-back Francesco Acerbi played the full 90 minutes
Italy’s Improved Performances Needs One Last Piece, Is It Time For Kean & Cutrone? Looking at the three main sports pages in Italy this morning, the general consensus of the nation’s performance last night versus Portugal was… the same. Milano based Gazzetta dello Sport stated, “Italy is
Italy will face Portugal at San Siro tonight and Roberto Mancini is making his final adjustments to the squad ahead of the decisive UEFA Nations League clash. Speaking at his press conference ahead of the clash, Mancini said the following, including offering words of support
Another injury problem for Gennaro Gattuso and the Rossoneri. According to Sky Sport, starting center-half Alessio Romagnoli has had to leave Coverciano due to a muscle contraction in his leg. The 23-year-old who has played in 11 Serie A TIM matches this season, scoring two
This past Sunday, Roberto Mancini acquired his first competitive win since taking over as the Italian national team manager. Playing free-flowing football that was pleasing on the eye, the nation did so without a recognized number 9 – a surprising feat. Here, Vijay Rahaman (@TriniSportsGuy) takes
Roberto Mancini’s winless run as head coach of the Italian national team continued last night as the Azzurri were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine. Lazio’s Ciro Immobile came off of the bench in the 56th minute, replacing Federico Bernardeschi, who found the net
Roberto Mancini has today announced his Italy side for the upcoming fixtures against Ukraine and Poland, with two Lazio players called up. Ciro Immobile earned another call-up whilst Francesco Acerbi could be set to make his first appearance for Gli Azzurri since 2016 – with
In short, Italy were not able to contain Portugal in yesterdays match of the UEFA Nations League. The Azzurri were defeated 1-0 in Lisbon, a score that does not speak about the luck Italy received… The match could have been much worse for Mancini’s side: