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SO FAR SO GOOD FOR MANCINI

After being handed the task of rebuilding the national side following failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, former Manchester City and Internazionale boss Roberto Mancini has overseen an unbeaten spell for the Azzurri. They finished narrowly behind Portugal in the inaugural Nations League and have since gone on a run of six straight wins in the Euro qualifiers.

Luck has played its part, though. In their most recent qualifier, against closest challengers Finland, a controversial penalty tipped the match in their favour. Jorginho

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