Mancini’s Italy: 17 clubs, but 0 Juventus or Milan players

Not a single Juventus or Milan player featured in Roberto Mancini’s first four games back…

Football italia

Published: Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 10:40 AM

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Roberto Mancini featured zero players from Juventus or AC Milan across his first four Italy games.
Mancini utilized 23 different players drawn from 17 clubs during the UEFA Nations League fixtures.
Inter and Atalanta represented the largest contingents, supplying three squad members each.

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Roberto Mancini did not feature a single Juventus or Milan player during his first four games back in charge of the Italian national team. Across four UEFA Nations League fixtures, Mancini utilized 23 players representing 17 different clubs, leaning most heavily on Inter and Atalanta, who supplied three players each.

Goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Donnarumma was the sole ever-present player across all four matches. Alessandro Bastoni, Sandro Tonali, and Pio Esposito each started three games, while thirteen different clubs were represented by just a single player throughout the international break.

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Mancini’s Italy: 17 clubs, but 0 Juventus or Milan players

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