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Mancini calls up 34 players for his first Italy squad since returning

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Roberto Mancini has selected 34 players for Italy's national team, including eight uncapped players, ahead of four upcoming Nations League games scheduled from September 25 to October 5. The roster includes a mix of experienced players and newcomers like Mohamed Ali Zoma, who scored 15 goals last season in Germany, and Massimo Pessina, an 18-year-old goalkeeper from Bologna who recently impressed during a match against Napoli. Mancini's return as coach comes after Italy’s crisis following its failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time.

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Roberto Mancini, who returned as Italy's national team coach in April following his departure to Saudi Arabia, has called up 34 players for his first squad since rejoining. This mix includes experienced players from the 2021 European Championship-winning team and potential debutants. Eight uncapped players are included: Mohamed Ali Zoma, Antonio Vergara, Alessandro Romano, Issa Doumbia, Michael Kayode, Massimo Pessina, Samuele Inácio, and Sebastiano Esposito. Italy faces a crisis after failing to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time, leading to resignations by FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and coach Gennaro Gattuso in April. Mancini's squad will compete in four Nations League games starting with home matches against Belgium on September 25 and Turkey on September 28, followed by away fixtures against France on October 1 and Turkey again on October 5.

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ROME (AP) — Roberto Mancini called up 34 players on Friday to his first Italy squad since returning as coach, ahead of four Nations League games. asserted

Mancini → call → games

Mancini has been tasked with revitalising a team in crisis and his squad includes a mix of experienced players who he led to the European Championship title in 2021, and potential debutants. asserted

he → task → 2021

The only squad limit in the league phase is that teams must submit a list of 23 before midnight ahead of each game, but they can change players between matches. asserted

they → submit → matches

Italy starts at home to Belgium on Sept. 25 before playing Turkey three days later, France on Oct. 2 and Turkey again on Oct. 5. asserted

Italy → start → Oct.

Italy is in crisis after failing for a third straight time to qualify for the World Cup, prompting the resignations of FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and coach Gennaro Gattuso in April, shortly after the playoff defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina. asserted

Italy → fail → Bosnia

Mancini was rehired as coach, three years after he abandoned the same job for a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia. asserted

he → rehire → Arabia

The new faces The 22-year-old Ali Zoma had a breakthrough campaign in Germany, scoring 15 goals in 31 games for FC Nürnberg, and has kept up that form this season with five goals in as many matches. Alessandro Romano, a Cagliari midfielder who switched his international allegiance from Switzerland to Italy last week, is also in the mix. Bologna’s 18-year-old goalkeeper, Massimo Pessina, has featured in only five Serie A matches but delivered an impressive performance last weekend against Napoli. asserted

goalkeeper → have → Napoli

He filled in for first-choice Łukasz Skorupski, who was dropped for showing up late to a training session. asserted

who → fill → session

Sporting Lisbon acquired 22-year-old midfielder Doumbia from Venezia during the offseason for around 23 million euros ($26.4 million), inserting a release clause of 80 million euros ($91.8 million) into his contract. ___ asserted

Lisbon → acquire → contract

Mancini calls up 34 players for his first Italy squad since returning

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