The national team prepares for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium.
The national team trained in the rain today at Coverciano to prepare for the first of two Nations League matches, Thursday evening in Milan against France.
The full squad under Roberto Mancini’s command performed warm-up exercises before splitting up: several of the starting players headed to the gym yesterday, while the others remained on the pitch, including Kayode, Palestra, Scalvini, debutant Palma, Gatti, Ghilardi, and Ahanor.
In defense, Tonali, Ricci, and the young Cassano alternated in the playmaking role. Up front, AC Milan’s Cisse , another new addition, was deployed as a center forward in the 4-3-3 formation , alternating with Pio Esposito and Scamacca. Today’s session was held with open doors; tomorrow afternoon’s will be completely closed.
