Italy, because Spalletti calls Rugani and not Mancini

Yesterday Italy communicated that instead of the injured Matteo Gabbia, who went to Tuesday’s match due to a muscle problem at the calf, Spalletti convened Daniele Rugani. The Juventus defender, who was on loan at Ajax, arrived shortly after 2 pm, greeted the DS (and former partner) Buffon, ate something and, after a short rest in the room, at 6 pm he was already on the pitch with his teammates. He was deployed in one of the two formations that challenged the Fiorentina Under 18 formation: cats, Rugani and Ranieri the defensive line of the first team; Of Lorenzo, Coppola and Bicons that of the other. In these days Rugani had trained with the bianconeri because with them he will participate in the adventure in the United States for the Club World Championship. Perhaps this aspect was, that is, the observation that Daniele did not lose the pace that started after the disappointing conclusion of the Dutch championship with the Ajax (missed incredibly despite an advantage of 9 points on the PSV), to push Lucio to convene it quickly when he understood that the muscle injury was serious.

And Mancini?

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However, there remains a question to be resolved and it was the CT that had to be built when at the press conference, last Sunday, he explained: “I was sorry not to have summoned Cristante, Mancini and Mandragora who are doing very well. But we have them there as a thought: if we miss some pawn, we go to replace it”. A pawn (Locatelli) was missing in midfield and was not replaced (by Cristante or Mandragora). Another cage was missing in defense and in his place did not arrive Mancini as he would have been logical after certain words from Lucio. Why? Mancini played as a central defender (the role of Acerbi who said no to the national team after he had been called up) a second part of the super season with Roma. Spalletti admitted it after following him. Probably between the two there was some rust after the European European in Germany. Everything possible and legitimate, but then Spalletti’s phrase is not explained. Perhaps the Rome defender started immediately after the end of the holiday championship (as Lazio Romagnoli did): his entourage in this regard did not provide answers. Maybe Spalletti will do it today. Certainly if Mancini, like Lazio Romagnoli, had been a few thousand kilometers from Italy, responding on Tuesday evening to Spalletti’s calling would have been complicated. Which instead was possible for Rugani who was in Turin to train. If, however, Mancini is not so far away …