{
  "id": 11711434,
  "title": "Five outfield players from Mancini’s 34-man Italy squad still waiting for first chances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/five-outfield-players-from-mancinis-34-man-italy-squad-still-waiting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/five-outfield-players-mancini-34-152500945.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Italy's national team coach Roberto Mancini's 34-man squad is currently in its third game of the 2026-27 Nations League campaign. However, five outfield players from the initial roster remain without first chances. Mancini started with a squad of 34 players, but Nicolo Zaniolo and Giacomo Raspadori were injured and not replaced. Federico Dimarco and Bryan Cristante also withdrew, but Matteo Ruggeri and Samuele Ricci took their places. Of the 32 players now available, 28 are outfielders, and only five of those are still waiting for their debut this international break. These five players are Daniele Ghilardi (Roma), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), Ricci (Como), Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina), and Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund).",
  "summary": "Italy are three games into their 2026-27 Nations League campaign, but five outfield players from Roberto Mancini’s squad are still waiting for their first opportunities of the September-October inte...",
  "key_points": [
    "Five outfield players from Italy's 34-man squad still awaiting first chances.",
    "Matteo Ruggeri and Samuele Ricci replaced Zaniolo and Raspadori in the squad."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}