Debutants, returnees, doubts and omissions: Predicting Mancini’s Italy call-ups
BOLOGNA - OCTOBER 05: Roberto Mancini, Manager of Italy, looks on before the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Italy and Türkiye at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on October 05, 2026 in Bologna. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Alphadjo Cisse and Lorenzo Amatucci are expected to be among the new faces in Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad, which will be announced later this week.
Italy CT Mancini will name his squad for upcoming Nations League games against Belgium and France later this week, probably between Thursday and Friday, reports Gazzetta.
Mancini’s Italy squad predicted: First call-up for Cisse?
The pink paper claims that the team will include 26 to 28 players.
Michael Kayode, Issa Doumbia and Alessandro Romano, who debuted in the previous international break, will be confirmed in the first team. Honest Ahanor is also expected to join the senior Azzurri squad.
Nicolò Pisilli and Luca Koleosho are likely to be promoted from the U21 squad after playing with the Azzurrini in September and October. Bryan Cristante is also expected to return to the team after missing the previous four matches due to an injury.
Milan starlet Cisse will likely join the team, earning his first senior call-up. The same is true of Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Lorenzo Amatucci, 22.
Mancini is assessing Emanuele Lulli (Roma) and Davide Bartesaghi (Milan). The coach’s team could also include Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), with Mateo Retegui returning.
Mohamed Ali Zoma is injured, while Italy U21 will call up Samuele Inacio.
Moise Kean, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca, and Giovanni Di Lorenzo are injured and unavailable for selection. The same is true of Matteo Ruggeri, Manuel Locatelli, Alessandro Buongiorno, Federico Chiesa, and Giovanni Leoni.
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