Esposito brothers want to ‘share the field more often’ for Italy

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Francesco Pio Esposito hopes to “share the field more often” with brother Sebastiano for Italy after they both featured against Turkiye on Monday.

Italy ran out 4-1 winners in the Nations League, marking Roberto Mancini’s first win since returning to the helm.

Francesco Pio Esposito scored and assisted in the victory, while his older brother Sebastiano Esposito recorded the most shots (three) of any Italy player.

They are the fourth pair of brothers to play in the same match for Italy, after Filippo and Simone Inzaghi (twice in 2000), Aldo and Luigi Cevenini (once in 1915), and Giuseppe and Felice Milano (three times between 1912 and 1913).

Francesco Pio Esposito, meanwhile, surpassed the five-goal mark with the Azzurri at 21 years and 92 days; only two players have achieved this at a younger age: Giuseppe Meazza (19 years and 261 days) and Gianni Rivera (21 years and 78 days).

“I thoroughly enjoyed playing with Seba. It was his first time, so I tried not to overwhelm him with emotions. We had fun, and I’m happy for his debut,” Francesco Pio Esposito told Vivo Azzurro.

“Hopefully, we can share the field more often. There was a lot of desire and enthusiasm, which is what you always need when wearing this shirt.”

— Italy  (@Azzurri_En) September 28, 2026

Sebastiano Esposito added: “Mancini told us to enjoy it… Although it’s not easy because of the emotions you feel.

“If you’re playing for Azzurri with your brother, it’s even more complicated. Mancini explained how we should position ourselves and move. It was beautiful.”

Italy won an away match with a 3+ goal margin for the first time since November 2019 (3-0 v Bosnia-Herzegovina).

Indeed, the Azzurri have returned to winning with Mancini as head coach after 1,198 days since the last time (3-2 v Netherlands, June 2023).

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