Roberto Mancini

You have to hand it to Roberto Mancini, the national coach who qualified Italy well ahead of time for next summer’s Euro 2020 Championship thanks to a 2-0 victory over Greece.

While it could be argued that winning a group that contains Finland, Bosnia, Greece, Armenia and Liechtenstein is no great shakes – and what you would expect from the four-times world champions – what must be remembered is Mancini began this qualifying