Italy Crisis Continues with Home Loss to Belgium Before Unfilled Stadium on Mancini’s Return
- On Friday, Belgium defeated Italy 2-0 at Rome's Stadio Olimpico in their UEFA Nations League opener, marking a difficult return for head coach Roberto Mancini to the Italian national team.
- Mancini's reappointment follows Italy's third consecutive World Cup qualification failure, a humbling period for the four-time champions after he led them to Euro 2020 victory before resigning in 2023.
- Mika Godts scored his first international goal in the 20th minute, while substitute Dodi Lukebakio doubled the lead from 25 yards midway through the second half under new Belgium manager Mark van Bommel.
- Loud jeers greeted the final whistle at the 70,000-seat stadium as only 47,155 fans attended. Mancini said, "When we lose, nobody is happy. When you lose, you can get jeered."
- Italy visits Turkey on Monday to face their next Nations League test, seeking to stabilize after this opening defeat before traveling to France the following Friday.
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ITALY lost in the first match of the Nations League.
The coach split Italy's squad and left 10 players in Coverciano training alongside Barella and Maldini and out of the clash with Turkey
Italy's coach Roberto Mancini showed understanding for the displeasure of his own fans after his second term as a football national coach. "The whistles are understandable, Mancini said after the 0-2 of the former world champion in Rome against Belgium and emphasized: "But in the second half we were better.
For the beginnings of Mark van Bommel as a breeder, Belgium was brilliantly imposed in Italy. This meeting was widely commented on in the press. ...
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