Finally Italy returns to being Italy in football too and to win, even authoritatively and with a large score, a Nations League match. After yet another burning, failure to qualify at the World Cup, with the painful defeats against Norway and Bosnia, and the match lost at home a few days ago against Belgium in the debut of the competition involving the European national teams between the World Cup and the European Championship, The national team, led once again by Roberto Mancini, conquered Turkey, going on to win away against the team coached (for a little longer) by another Italian coach, Vincenzo Montella.
After the disappointing home match against Belgium, which had brought back the usual ghosts of a team incapable of asserting itself, Last night's match in Türkiye could have been the turning point: a tricky away match, not an easy one, against an opponent who even made Zidane's France struggle, having won in Izmit a few days earlier but only with a score of 1-0. Roberto Mancini's Italy, on the other hand, scored a convincing poker, starting very strongly in the first half, playing well and ending with the score 3-0 for our team, with goals by Bastoni, Frattesi and debutant KayodeIn the second half, the Turks immediately reduced the deficit, but then Pio Esposito effectively sealed the victory by scoring the fourth and final goal.
The national team will be involved in the group stage of the Nations League until November 2026. The next match on the calendar is on paper very difficult and will be an important test: France awaits us on October 2nd at the Stade de France in Saint-DenisA few days later, on October 5, Italy will return to the field at home against Turkey again, this time at the Dall'Ara in Bologna.
After the October break, the team will return to action in November for the final two group matches. On November 12, Italy will face France at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. The last match will be on November 15th against Belgium, away in Brussels.The matches will be important to confirm Italy's position in Group A1 of the competition.
