Six players, including Marco Verratti, leave Italy squad

Italy, crowned European champions last summer, fell from their pedestal on Thursday night and said goodbye to their World Cup dreams after losing to North Macedonia in their play-off. The Italians will miss a second consecutive World Cup, after being eliminated in the group stage in the previous two. The last match in the final phase of a world for the Squadra Azzura dates back to the final of the 2006 World Cup. and in Mexico, the team coached by Roberto Mancini will still be back to play a friendly match against Turkey, another disappointed with these play-offs. The former Manchester City coach has decided to work with a reduced group for this meeting. Indeed, through a statement, the Italian federation announced that after the departure of Marco Verratti for Paris in the morning, Berardi, Insigne, Immobile, Jorginho and Mancini imitated him at the end of the training session, returning to their respective clubs. #Nazionale ??Prosegue la preparazione in vista del match con la Turchia, sei #Azzurri lasciano il ritiroI dettagli ?? https://t.co/69e6kIHIKJ#VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/2iGS79KohE— Nazionale Italiana ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (⭐️ (⭐️ @Azzurri) March 26, 2022