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Palestra finally eyeing Premier League debut with Chelsea: ‘Ready to go’

Marco Palestra could finally be in line for his Premier League debut with Chelsea when they take on AFC Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, as head coach Xabi Alonso has confirmed that the Italy international has trained and is ‘ready to go’. Alonso confirms Palestra ‘ready’ for Premier League debut Palestra <a href="https://football-italia.net/official-chelsea-buy-palestra-from-a

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Mancini’s first Italy side takes shape for Belgium test

Roberto Mancini’s starting XI for Italy’s Nations League opener against Belgium is taking shape, with Francesco Pio Esposito, Nicolò Zaniolo and Daniel Maldini expected upfront. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Friday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST). The group is completed by France and Turkiye, who will face off in the other match that day. Italy start new era under Mancini <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_978778" st

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Italy call 34 players, but Mancini snub for Retegui, Udogie, Zaccagni and Politano

Roberto Mancini called a massive 34 players for his first Italy squad, but still left out names including Mateo Retegui, Mattia Zaccagni, Destiny Udogie, Matteo Gabbia and Matteo Politano, while others remain with the Under-21 side. The Azzurri begin this second Mancini era in the Nations League , where they play Belgium on September 25, Turkiye on September 28, France on October 2