Mancini, I and Ranieri assess Tresoldi's prospects with Italy

Roberto Mancini spoke at the first press conference from Coverciano, which marks the start of the international break and previews Italy’s Nations League matches against France on Thursday the 12th and Belgium on Sunday the 15th. The Italian head coach said that he and Francesco Ranieri have spoken with striker Nicolò Tresoldi and that there are possibilities that he will choose to play for Italy.

Tresoldi, born in 2004, has emerged with Club Brugge and still has to decide whether to represent Italy or Germany. Mancini emphasized that the youngster was born in Italy and has an Italian father, factors that make the possibilities plausible.

“I have spoken with Tresoldi, Ranieri has spoken to us,” Mancini said during the conference. “He needs to feel the prospect of playing for Italy, but being born in Italy and with his dad in Italy, I think there could be possibilities,” he added.

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The coach recalled that Italy is also monitoring other dual‑passport players, such as Palma, a defender who was on the brink with Germany. “We have managed to secure Palma and other players, we will see,” he said, highlighting the renewed enthusiasm.

Mancini concluded that, despite the enthusiasm, the team still has to raise the bar. The next Nations League commitment will be a test to assess the new arrivals.

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