😱Mancini starts his second Italy spell with a mega squad call-up

😱Mancini starts his second Italy spell with a mega squad call-up More than eight years after his initial appointment in May 2018, Roberto Mancini officially began his second spell as Italy manager. The coach unveiled his first squad list, featuring the striking total of 35 called-up players. A large squad for a demanding schedule The extensive size of the squad reflects the packed fixture list the 'Azzurra' will face in the 2026 Nations League. The team will play a total of four matches in just 11 days, forcing the manager to make constant rotations to keep the squad physically fresh. Core backbone and major alternatives Among those called up are established leaders such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolò Barella and Sandro Tonali, joined by strong attacking options like Moise Kean, Gianluca Scamacca and Nicolò Zaniolo. Four key battles in the Nations League Italy’s international schedule will begin on September 25 with a home match against Belgium in Rome. Italy will then face two demanding away trips against Turkey and France before closing this run of fixtures by hosting Turkey once again in the city of Bologna. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.