Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Italy Training - Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy - March 24, 2021 Italy coach Roberto Mancini during training REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
(Reuters) - Italy manager Roberto Mancini expects a "typically British" Northern Ireland team to cause his side problems when they kick off their World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday, four months after their last game.
The Azzurri begin their bid to reach Qatar 2022 on a 22-match unbeaten run, but they haven’t played a match since a 2-0 win over Bosnia in November 2020.
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