Mancini cut ten, but took Doumbia and plots surprise with Sporting man | OneFootball

Issa Doumbia could take another important step with the Italy national team. After making his senior debut against Belgium, the Sporting midfielder travelled to Turkey and is being tipped by the Italian press as a possible starter this Monday.

Roberto Mancini chose to leave ten players in Italy before the trip, but kept Doumbia in the squad that travelled for the second matchday of Nations League Group A1. A sign of the confidence the coach has in the Sporting player.

The Sporting midfielder played his first minutes for the squadra azzurra in the 2-0 defeat to Belgium, coming on in the 80th minute. Now, he could be in line for an even bigger opportunity if Mancini confirms him in the starting eleven against Turkey.

Doumbia will not, however, be the only Sporting player with a chance of getting on the pitch this Monday. Zeno Debast is with Belgium to face France, while Maxi Araújo and Rodrigo Zalazar will represent Uruguay against South Korea.

Silas Andersen could also get minutes for Denmark’s Under-21s against Austria, in what will be the Nordic side’s first fixture in this international window. On Sunday, three other Lions were also in action. Luis Suárez scored in Colombia’s draw with Mexico, while Vagiannidis started and Fotis Ioannidis came on in Greece’s 1-0 win over Germany.

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