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Vergara becomes Italy’s latest debutant: All 64 players to receive first caps from Mancini

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Peter Young

Antonio Vergara became the latest player to make their debut for the Italy national team during Friday night’s 1-1 Nations League draw away against France, which means that Roberto Mancini has now handed first caps to 66 different players across two spells as CT.

Mancini has already handed debuts to seven new players after three games of his second stint in charge of the Nazionale.

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Vergara was the latest against France, Michael Kayode, Matteo Ruggeri and Sebastiano Esposito were given the nod for the first time against Turkey and Alessandro Romano, Issa Doumbia and Mohamed Ali Zoma got their first Italy caps against Belgium last Friday.

BURSA, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 28: Michael Kayode of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with teammate Sandro Tonali during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Türkiye and Italy at Atatürk Spor Kompleksi Matli Stadyumu on September 28, 2026 in Bursa, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty Images) — BURSA, TURKEY – SEPTEMBER 28: Michael Kayode of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with teammate Sandro Tonali during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Türkiye and Italy at Atatürk Spor Kompleksi Matli Stadyumu on September 28, 2026 in Bursa, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty Images)

There are still four more players in the current Italy squad who are still hoping to make their first Italy appearances. Goalkeepers Marco Carnesecchi and Massimo Pessina may have to bide their time to dislodge the in-form Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Daniele Ghilardi and Eddy Kouadio will be hoping to feature against Turkey in the Nations League on Monday night.

Below is the full list of players, in chronological order, who were given their first appearances for Italy under Mancini.

All players to debut for Italy under Mancini

(Bold denotes players who were called up to the Italy squad for Nations League fixtures in September and October.)

Roberto Mancini at the Italy training session in September 2026 (figc.it)

Matteo Politano (Saudi Arabia 1-2 Italy, May 2018)

Domenico Berardi (France 3-1 Italy, June 2018)

Mattia Caldara (France 3-1 Italy, June 2018)

Ronaldo Mandragora (France 3-1 Italy, June 2018)

Daniele Baselli (Italy 1-1 Netherlands, June 2018)

Cristiano Biraghi (Italy 1-1 Poland, September 2018)

Manuel Lazzari (Portugal 1-0 Italy, September 2018)

Emerson Palmieri (Portugal 1-0 Italy, September 2018)

Nicolo Barella (Italy 1-1 Ukraine, October 2018)

Nicolo Barella of Italy and Belgium winger Diego Moreira battle for the ball in the Nations League match (@azzurri)

Cristiano Piccini (Italy 1-1 Ukraine, October 2018)

Kevin Lasagna (Poland 0-1 Italy, October 2018)

Vincenzo Grifo (USA 0-1 Italy, November 2018)

Moise Kean (USA 0-1 Italy, November 2018)

Stefano Sensi (USA 0-1 Italy, November 2018)

Nicolo Zaniolo (Italy 2-0 Finland, March 2019)

Armando Izzo (Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein, March 2019)

Gianluca Mancini (Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein, March 2019)

Leonardo Pavoletti (Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein, March 2019)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Liechtenstein 0-5 Italy, October 2019)

Sandro Tonali (Liechtenstein 0-5 Italy, October 2019)

Sandro Tonali of Italy salutes coach Roberto Mancini after his substitution against France in the Nations League MD3 (@azzurri)

Gaetano Castrovilli (Bosnia 0-3 Italy, November 2019)

Pierluigi Gollini (Bosnia 0-3 Italy, November 2019)

Alex Meret (Italy 9-1 Armenia, November 2019)

Riccardo Orsolini (Italy 9-1 Armenia, November 2019)

Manuel Locatelli (Netherlands 0-1 Italy, September 2020)

Francesco Caputo (Italy 6-0 Moldova, October 2020)

Alessio Cragno (Italy 6-0 Moldova, October 2020)

Alessandro Bastoni (Italy 4-0 Estonia, November 2020)

Alessandro Bastoni celebrates scoring the Italy equaliser against France in the Nations League MD3 (@azzurri)

Matteo Pessina (Italy 4-0 Estonia, November 2020)

Pietro Pellegri (Italy 4-0 Estonia, November 2020)

Luca Pellegrini (Italy 4-0 Estonia, November 2020)

Davide Calabria (Italy 4-0 Estonia, November 2020)

Rafael Toloi (Lithuania 0-2 Italy, March 2021)

Gian Marco Ferrari (Italy 7-0 San Marino, May 2021)

Giacomo Raspadori (Italy 4-0 Czechia, June 2021)

Gianluca Scamacca (Italy 5-0 Lithuania, September 2021)

Joao Pedro (Italy 0-1 North Macedonia, March 2022)

Mattia Zaccagni (Turkey 2-3 Italy, March 2022)

Davide Frattesi (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi playing against France in the Nations League MD3 in Paris (@azzurri)

Wilfried Gnonto (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Tommaso Pobega (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Federico Dimarco (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Samuele Ricci (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Matteo Cancellieri (Italy 1-1 Germany, June 2022)

Alessio Zerbin (Italy 2-1 Hungary, June 2022)

Federico Gatti (England 0-0 Italy, June 2022)

Salvatore Esposito (England 0-0 Italy, June 2022)

Luiz Felipe (Germany 5-2 Italy, June 2022)

Gianluca Caprari (Germany 5-2 Italy, June 2022)

Giorgio Scalvini (Germany 5-2 Italy, June 2022)

Pasquale Mazzocchi (Hungary 0-2 Italy, September 2022)

Andrea Pinamonti (Albania 1-3 Italy, November 2022)

Nicolo Fagioli (Albania 1-3 Italy, November 2022)

Nicolo Fagioli of Italy and Ousmane Dembele of France compete in the Nations League MD3 (@azzurri)

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