Mancini Maintains Trend of Rejuvenating Italy Roster

Roberto Mancini is off to a pretty good start in his return to the Italy bench, as the Azzurri righted the ship and sit in second place after four Nations League matches despite the initial slip-up against Belgium.

The gaffer introduced a few talents in his previous spell and continues to do so at a breakneck pace, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs. In fact, the number of youngsters who debuted under him almost matches the amount of games he spent in the national team dugout: 64 in 65.

He added a few more during the most recent contests: Alessandro Romano, Issa Doumbia, Michael Kayode, Sebastiano Esposito, Matteo Ruggeri, Antonio Vergara, and Mohamed Alì Zoma.