Nine debutants called up for first Italy squad of Mancini's second spell

[p]Mancini succeeded Gennaro Gattuso, who resigned as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/hlKvieGH/"]Italy[/a] coach after their World Cup qualification play-off loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a] in March.[/p][p]The 61-year-old Mancini was previously Italy boss from 2018 until 2023, leading them to the Euro 2020 title.[/p][embed guid="37212483-037f-4603-b3e9-0b12962ea76f" url="https://x.com/Azzurri_En/status/2101004577143169372" social-type="twitter" /][p]He opens his reign with four Nations League Group A1 games in 11 days. After hosting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] in Rome on September 25th, Italy face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a] in Bursa three days later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] at the Stade de France on October 2 and host Turkey in Bologna on October 5th.[/p][p]The nine first-timers announced on Friday are goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pessina-massimo/2XbMyNxa/"]Massimo Pessina[/a] of Bologna; defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ghilardi-daniele/rsXIkA0l/"]Daniele Ghilardi[/a] of Roma, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kayode-michael/CrxJQ1Q8/"]Michael Kayode[/a] of Brentford, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kouadio-eddy/OYLWZmbK/"]Eddy Kouadio[/a] of Monza; midfielders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/romano-alessandro/bqU5rclh/"]Alessandro Romano[/a] of Cagliari and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doumbia-issa/dfIWSyf9/"]Issa Doumbia[/a] of Sporting; and forwards [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/esposito-sebastiano/WrbP1Sdg/"]Sebastiano Esposito[/a] of Sassuolo, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vergara-antonio/0bwMG5SF/"]Antonio Vergara[/a] of Napoli and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zoma-mohamed-ali/Qcn3Sysd/"]Mohamed Ali Zoma[/a] of Nuremberg.[/p][embed guid="65f9d4bb-7405-41ec-badb-f35f4011ef24" url="https://x.com/Azzurri_En/status/2085426748246626565" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahanor-honest/Q1Sl1XK4/"]Honest Ahanor[/a] of Crystal Palace and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inacio-samuele/0SEze5Q0/"]Samuele Inacio[/a] of Borussia Dortmund, the two teenage outfield players in the squad, have both been retained after their first call-ups for June friendlies against Luxembourg and Greece.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fagioli-nicolo/4rFy4PRQ/"]Nicolo Fagioli[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zaniolo-nicolo/0G7MtHBl/"]Nicolo Zaniolo[/a] are recalled for the first time since October 2024. Midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mandragora-rolando/v9oBM840/"]Rolando Mandragora[/a], who won his only cap in 2018, also returns.[/p][h2]Italy squad[/h2][p][b]Goalkeepers: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carnesecchi-marco/8WujtCJF/"]Marco Carnesecchi[/a] (Atalanta), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donnarumma-gianluigi/WScbdXmL/"]Gianluigi Donnarumma[/a] (Manchester City/ENG), Massimo Pessina (Bologna), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vicario-guglielmo/0fdL3XXa/"]Guglielmo Vicario[/a] (Juventus)[/p][p][b]Defenders:[/b] Honest Ahanor (Crystal Palace/ENG), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bastoni-alessandro/On4TkPTN/"]Alessandro Bastoni[/a] (Inter Milan), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/calafiori-riccardo/CEwq7x7l/"]Riccardo Calafiori[/a] (Arsenal/ENG), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coppola-diego/tdLvMbiM/"]Diego Coppola[/a] (Paris FC/FRA), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/di-lorenzo-giovanni/MP69NX2i/"]Giovanni Di Lorenzo[/a] (Napoli), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dimarco-federico/W6lypZn3/"]Federico Dimarco[/a] (Inter Milan), Daniele Ghilardi (Roma), Michael Kayode (Brentford/ENG), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mancini-gianluca/dMy1KKlG/"]Gianluca Mancini[/a] (Roma), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scalvini-giorgio/hvC4gron/"]Giorgio Scalvini[/a] (Atalanta)[/p][p][b]Midfielders: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barella-nicolo/W0yrjzz2/"]Nicolo Barella[/a] (Inter Milan), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cristante-bryan/t6u0o3h7/"]Bryan Cristante[/a] (Roma), Issa Doumbia (Sporting/POR), Nicolo Fagioli (Fiorentina), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frattesi-davide/WlVuvCqU/"]Davide Frattesi[/a] (Lazio), Rolando Mandragora (Torino), Alessandro Romano (Cagliari), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Sandro Tonali[/a] (Tottenham/ENG)[/p][p][b]Forwards: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cambiaghi-nicolo/80NWC6K6/"]Nicolo Cambiaghi[/a] (Bologna), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/esposito-francesco/dKXxEOKj/"]Francesco Pio Esposito[/a] (Inter), Sebastiano Esposito (Sassuolo), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund/GER), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kean-moise/QPclX9Uq/"]Moise Kean[/a] (Como), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maldini-daniel/txSCnXec/"]Daniel Maldini[/a] (Cagliari), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raspadori-giacomo/GlZEnTQr/"]Giacomo Raspadori[/a] (Atalanta), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scamacca-gianluca/vDgQxOYl/"]Gianluca Scamacca[/a] (Atalanta), Antonio Vergara (Napoli), Nicolo Zaniolo (Udinese), Mohamed Alì Zoma (Nuremberg/GER).[/p]