{
  "id": 9963096,
  "title": "How Mancini reacted to Italy boos at the Stadio Olimpico: ‘Climbing Everest’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/how-mancini-reacted-to-italy-boos-at-the-stadio-olimpico-climbing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T10:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mancini-reacted-italy-boos-stadio-103500212.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roberto Mancini addressed the boos from the Stadio Olimpico crowd following Italy's 2-0 defeat to Belgium. Mancini acknowledged that the boos were inevitable but expressed that it wasn't all negative, as the first 25 minutes of the second half demonstrated. The Roma match witnessed Belgium score the first goal through Mika Godts, followed by Dodi Lukebakio's second goal in the capital. Attendance at the Stadio Olimpico was reported to be around 40,000, only half of its capacity due to the poor performance of the Italian national team throughout the year. During the post-match press conference, Mancini emphasized the need for Italy to climb Everest and achieve greatness, acknowledging that boos are common when a team loses. However, Mancini stressed that the team should not dwell on past mistakes and should focus on positive aspects during training sessions before their next Nations League match against Turkey.",
  "summary": "Roberto Mancini says that he was not overly surprised that Italy’s 2-0 defeat against Belgium on Friday night ended in boos from the Stadio Olimpico crowd, but insists that ‘it wasn’t all negati...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Italy crisis continues with home loss to Belgium before unfilled stadium on Mancini’s return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/italy-crisis-continues-with-home-loss-to-belgium-before-unfilled",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:47:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}