Mancini drops 10 Italy players for Belgium clash

Aside from the suspended Alessandro Bastoni , ten more Italy players won't be available for tonight's Nations League game against Belgium , including Nicolò Zaniolo and Antonio Vergara .

Roberto Mancini's Italy host Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this evening in the opening game of the 2026-27 Nations League.

HARRISON, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 24: Serie A linked Nicolo Zaniolo of Aston Villa and Italy reacts during the first half of the International Friendly between Ecuador and Italy at Red Bull Arena on March 24, 2024 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Inter star Bastoni is suspended after he was sent off in the Azzurri's previous competitive match, the painful World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina in March.