Italy, crowned European champions last summer, fell from their pedestal on Thursday night and said goodbye to their Cup dreams after losing to North Macedonia in their play-off. The Italians will miss a second consecutive Cup, after being eliminated in the group stage in the previous two. The last game in the final phase of a Cup for the Squadra Azzura dates back to the final of the 2006 Cup.
If it will have to wait at least four years to hope to compete in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the team coached by Roberto Mancini will still be back to play a friendly match against Turkey, another disappointed these dams. The former Manchester City coach has decided to work with a reduced group for this meeting. Indeed, through a statement, the Italian federation announced that after the departure of Marco Verratti for Paris in the morning, Berardi, Insigne, Immobile, Jorginho and Mancini imitated him at the end of the training session, returning to their respective clubs.
#National 🇮🇹Prosegue la preparazione in vista del match con la Turchia, sei #Azzurri lasciano il ritiroI dettagli 👉🏻 https://t.co/69e6kIHIKJ#VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/2iGS79KohE
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