Mancini vents frustration over sidelined Italian players


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - France vs Italy - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - June 1, 2018 Italy coach Roberto Mancini before the match REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian players are getting fewer games than ever before in the country's own Serie A league, national team coach Roberto Mancini said Monday as he prepared for his first competitive games.

Italy host Poland on Friday and visit Portugal three days later in the newly-created Nations League, their first competitive internationals since November when they failed to qualify for this year's World Cup.

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