Roberto Mancini to leave nine players behind for France clash
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 1, 2026, 9:15 AM
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
Italy's head coach Roberto Mancini is preparing to exclude nine players from his squad for the upcoming Nations League match against France on Friday. Among those left out are Alessandro Romano and Samuele Inacio, part of a 34-man squad that has seen injuries to Nicolo Zaniolo and Giacomo Raspadori. The players not traveling will train separately at Coverciano. Italy aims to build on their recent 4-1 victory against Turkey following a prior 2-0 loss to Belgium.
- •Mancini plans to leave nine players out for the France match.
- •Injuries to Zaniolo and Raspadori have impacted squad selection.
- •Italy trained before departing for Paris on Thursday afternoon.
- •Recent results include a loss to Belgium and a win against Turkey.
- •The match takes place on Friday evening.
- 9:15 AMYahoo Sports — Mancini prepares to leave 9 Italy players at home for France test including Romano
"Alessandro Romano and Samuele Inacio are set to be among the players that will be left at home for the upcoming Nations League test between France and Italy on Friday evening according to reports on T...
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