Italy prepares to face Belgium in Nations League opener under Mancini

Roberto Mancini reportedly told Italy players to ‘accept and understand’ fans’ boos after a 2-0 loss against Belgium, while La Gazzetta dello Sport singled out four Azzurri veterans for criticis...

Roberto Mancini says that he was not overly surprised that Italy’s 2-0 defeat against Belgium on Friday night ended in boos from the Stadio Olimpico crowd, but insists that ‘it wasn’t all negati...

Six months on from failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, four-time champions Italy are still struggling.

Six months on from failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, four-time champion Italy is still struggling. Italy was beaten 2-0 at home by World Cup quarterfinalist Belgium in the Nations League on Friday in the Azzurri’s first match since a playoff loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in March. Roberto Mancini marked his return to Italy’s bench three years after he abandoned the job for a lucrative deal to coach Saudi Arabia and he appeared frustrated on the touchline.

Roberto Mancini has urged Italy to banish the memory of Bosnia-Herzegovina when they face Belgium in their Nations League clash at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roberto Mancini has urged Italy to banish the memory of Bosnia when they face Belgium in their Nations League clash at the Stadio Olimpico. Friday's game in Rome is the first of Italy's Group A1 campaign in an international break which also sees them come up against France and Turkey.