Mancini nurturing green shoots of recovery at improving Italy


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Italy v United States - Luminus Arena, Genk, Belgium - November 20, 2018 Italy coach Roberto Mancini before the match REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts

ROME (Reuters) - Twelve months after a humiliating 0-0 draw in a playoff against Sweden ensured Italy would miss the World Cup for the first time in 60 years, a repeat of that scoreline against Portugal at the weekend was greeted with far more positivity by the local media.

A year ago, the Corriere dello Sport said the 1-0 aggregate defeat to the Swedes was "an intolerable footballing shame" while the Corriere della Sera warned: "Italian football is about to be battered by an unprecedented storm".

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