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Mancini drops 10 Italy players from Nations League trip to Turkey
September 27, 2026 at 01:59 PM · Updated 19d ago
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YKYalla Kora
"الانتقادات مبالغ فيها".. مانشيني يقلل من تعثر إيطاليا.. ويجري ثورة تغييرات أمام تركيا
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YKYalla Kora
قرار مانشيني.. منتخب إيطاليا يستبعد 10 لاعبين من رحلة تركيا
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
موعد مباراة تركيا ضد إيطاليا في دوري الأمم الأوروبية والقنوات الناقلة
(opens the publisher’s site)Italy coach Roberto Mancini has left 10 players out of the squad traveling to Turkey for Monday's Nations League match in Bursa.
- Italy opened this Nations League campaign with a 0-2 defeat to Belgium in Rome.
- Mancini kept the 10 players at the Coverciano national training center and traveled to Turkey with 23.
- The excluded players include Nicolo Barella, Daniele Maldini, Gianluca Mancini, and seven other squad members.
- Udinese midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo left the team camp after a recurring right thigh injury.
- Mancini downplayed criticism of the Belgium defeat as exaggerated and said he will rotate the squad for the Turkey match.
- The coach defended debutant Alessandro Romano against critics and praised Turkey's strength.
- Mancini said the team still feels the shadow of their failure to qualify for the World Cup.