ITALY
May 04, 2021
3 minutes
Words Alasdair Mackenzie
Roberto Mancini could reasonably claim to be the man who saved the Italian national team.
When he took the Azzurri reins in May 2018, one of international football’s most successful sides was at rock bottom after their failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia – a catastrophe unheard of in 60 years. But Mancini meticulously rebuilt from the ruins to create a team with a clear identity and a promising crop of youngsters competing for selection.
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