2. Bundesliga sensation Zoma handed first Italy call with Dortmund youngster Inácio | OneFootball

Mohamed Ali Zoma and Samuele Inácio have been named in Roberto Mancini’s first Italy squad of his second stint ahead of upcoming UEFA Nations League games.

According to BuLi News, Nürnberg forward Zoma, 22, has scored five goals in as many matches this season and 15 in 20 2. Bundesliga outings since the turn of the year. He was heavily linked with a summer move to relegated West Ham United after a 2026 breakthrough.

He joined Miroslav Klose’s Nürnberg from Serie C club AlbinoLeffe in August 2025. He is under contract with Der Club until 2029. With family roots in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, he has chosen to represent his birth country.

Dortmund’s Inácio, 18, also features. He made his senior debut in June as a late substitute in a narrow win over Luxembourg, while team-mate Filippo Mane, included then, now misses out with a muscle injury.

The Euro 2020 winner has named a 34-man squad, with Zoma among nine new faces for the Azzurri. His second spell starts at home to Belgium, then two games against Vincenzo Montella’s Türkiye, before a trip to the Stade de France to face Zinedine Zidane’s France.

Source: BuLi News

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