Good times are back: Italy players celebrate their win over Turkey. Mancini’s (left) impact in turning around a team that failed to qualify for the last World Cup into a Euro 2020 contender is worthy of praise. — AFP
ROME: For months, Italy’s players have been repeating the same mantra: “Our strength is in the group. We don’t have a single standout player.”
The Azzurri do have a standout coach, though, and Roberto Man-cini’s impact in turning around a team that failed to qualify for the last World Cup into a European Cham-pionship contender is worthy of praise.
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