{
  "id": 10172741,
  "title": "Official: Mancini leaves 10 Italy players in Coverciano ahead of Turkey clash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/official-mancini-leaves-10-italy-players-in-coverciano-ahead-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T08:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-mancini-leaves-10-italy-081000932.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roberto Mancini, Italy's coach, has informed that ten players will be absent from the upcoming Turkey clash. These players will be participating in a specific training program in Coverciano over the next two days. The list includes Honest Ahanor, Nicolò Barella, Gianluca Mancini, Samuele Inacio, Eddy Kouadio, Daniel Maldini, Massimo Pessina, Samuele Ricci, and Mohamed Ali Zoma, all of whom will not be available for the match on Monday.\n\nItaly's original squad stood at 34 players, but for Nations League games, only 23 are deemed eligible, necessitating the exclusion of 11 players. Udinese forward Nicolò Zaniolo had already withdrawn on Saturday, necessitating Mancini's further cuts. The FIGC announced on Sunday morning that the ten players chosen for the special training program would follow a rigorous regimen in Coverciano, having previously been excluded from the opening game against Belgium.\n\nThese ten players will be under the guidance of a small group from Mancini’s team, which itself will not accompany the squad to Turkey. This group comprises Massimo Maccarone, Cristiano Lupatelli, Giulio Nuciari, and Luca Bossi. Italy is scheduled to depart for Bursa, Turkey, today, with Mancini and an Azzurri player scheduled to hold a pre-match press conference at 17:15 CET [16:15 BST].",
  "summary": "Nicolò Barella, Honest Ahanor and Gianluca Mancini are among the ten players who will follow a ‘specific training program’ in Coverciano over the next two days and won’t be available against Tu...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "💡 Mancini splits the squad: 10 players won't travel to Turkey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/mancini-splits-the-squad-10-players-wont-travel-to-turkey",
        "published": "2026-09-27T08:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}