{
  "id": 10225540,
  "title": "Why Mancini left Romano on for 90 minutes for Italy against Belgium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/why-mancini-left-romano-on-for-90-minutes-for-italy-against-belgium",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T14:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-mancini-left-romano-90-140500852.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alessandro Romano's debut for Italy against Belgium was a tough learning experience, but manager Roberto Mancini has no plans to dismiss him after a full 90 minutes of play. According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, the 20-year-old had trouble sleeping after the match and spent the next day at the team hotel with his parents and girlfriend. Those close to him said Romano was both content and disappointed with how things unfolded. \"He had always longed for the Azzurri jersey and hoped to wear it in a winning game,\" they said. Despite the mixed performance from Italy, many believe the senior players were the bigger disappointment than Romano. Gazzetta notes that Nicolo Barella and Sandro Tonali had greater responsibility and failed just as badly. Mancini decided to keep Romano on the field until the final whistle instead of pointing fingers at the young midfielder. Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, Romano made the decision to represent Italy despite playing for Switzerland at the youth level. While his future at Bursaspor remains uncertain, he may find another opportunity at clubs like Paris or Bologna.",
  "summary": "Alessandro Romano’s first cap was a chastening one, but Roberto Mancini has no intention of discarding the Cagliari midfielder after 90 difficult minutes against Belgium.According to Gazzetta dello ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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",
        "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."
}