Italy boss Roberto Mancini has called up 26 players for a brief retreat in Sardinia ahead of the Final Four of the Nations League. The Azzurri will face Spain in Enschede on June 15th in the semifinal. The Netherlands and Croatia complete the bracket. The competition includes a third-place playoff.
After being excluded in previous matches, Mattia Zaccagni and Nicolò Zaniolo made the cut. The gaffer hinted that the reason was disciplinary. The two might have argued for sentimental motives at the training center last year, La Repubblica informs. The Lazio star has been one of the most consistent wingers this season. The ex-Roma attacker has scored three goals in ten appearances since joining Galatasaray.
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Sandro Tonali and Giorgio Scalvini aren’t on the Italy squad this time because they will participate in the U-21 European Championship. The youth tournament takes place in Georgia and Romania from June 21st to July 8th.
Ciro Immobile returns after being unavailable due to injury multiple times. Mateo Retegui is the only other pure no.9. Alessandro Florenzi and Manuel Locatelli are also back. The only potential deb is Lecce’s defensive cornerstone Federico Baschirotto.
The Italy roster for the next matches isn’t set, as the call-ups don’t contain Fiorentina and Inter players because of the late continental finals. That also goes for Emerson Palmieri, who stars for West Ham, which face the Viola in European Conference League. Instead, Gianluca Scamacca is hurt. At least six or seven players could ultimately be cut before the team starts preparing for the tilt at the Coverciano facilities.
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