Aside from the suspended Alessandro Bastoni, ten more Italy players won’t be available for tonight’s Nations League game against Belgium, including Nicolò Zaniolo and Antonio Vergara.
Roberto Mancini’s Italy host Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this evening in the opening game of the 2026-27 Nations League.
10 Italy players plus suspended Bastoni not called up for Belgium
HARRISON, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 24: Serie A linked Nicolo Zaniolo of Aston Villa and Italy reacts during the first half of the International Friendly between Ecuador and Italy at Red Bull Arena on March 24, 2024 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
Inter star Bastoni is suspended after he was sent off in the Azzurri’s previous competitive match, the painful World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina in March.
Bastoni has been called up for this break, but will miss tonight’s match. As reported by Sport Mediaset, Mancini has dropped ten more players for the Belgium clash: Massimo Pessina, Daniele Ghilardi, Eddy Kouadio, Matteo Ruggeri, Samuele Ricci, Nicolò Fagioli, Samuele Inacio, Zaniolo, Vergara and Sebastiano Esposito.
OLDENZAAL, NETHERLANDS – JUNE 17: Head coach of Italy Roberto Mancini attends before an Italy Training Session
the UEFA Nations League 2022/23 at K.V.V Quick ’20 Stadium on June 17, 2023 in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
The full Italy squad for this break includes 34 players, but only 23 are eligible for each game.
After the game against Belgium, Italy will visit Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey next Monday, then visit France on October 2 and host Turkey in Bologna on October 5.
Football Italia is among the accredited media at the Stadio Olimpico this evening and will examine the game with a LIVE post-match show on YouTube, which you can follow with your questions and thoughts. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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