Mancini's Winning Return
Italy defeats Turkey 4-1 in Roberto Mancini's first win since returning as coach
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Italy beat Turkey 4-1 in Roberto Mancini’s first win since returning as national-team coach, responding strongly to their opening-round loss to Belgium. Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi and debutant Michael Kayode scored in a dominant first half; Baris Alper Yilmaz pulled one back after the break, but Francesco Pio Esposito restored Italy’s three-goal lead by heading in a rebound. Turkey pressed for another goal but could not convert their late chances, while Mancini said Italy would build on the performance as they turn their attention to France.
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Mancini was reappointed last month after Gennaro Gattuso’s departure in April, following Italy’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.
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Italy scored three goals in the opening 30 minutes for the first time since a 2021 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania.
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Mancini said Giacomo Raspadori was substituted at half-time because he had taken a knock and the staff did not want to risk worsening it.
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Turkey’s fans booed the team off at half-time, and the defeat left them pointless after two Nations League matches.
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