In the heart and in the eyes there is still the night of Wembley, but the Italy champion of Europe now turns the page and begins to look even higher, at the World Cup next autumn in Qatar, starting again with the three qualifying matches of September against Bulgaria, Switzerland and Lithuania. The coach, Roberto Mancini, has summoned 34 players for the rally at the start on Sunday evening, calling all the Euro 2020 champions, with the exception of the unfortunate Spinazzola, while among the 'others' the Roma player Nicolò Zaniolo stands out, finally able to respond present and the rookie attacker of Sassuolo Gianluca Scamacca. The coach also drew Sensi and Pellegrini, who had not been able to take part in the European adventure, and others who had remained out such as Grifo, Mancini and Politano. Cragno is not among the goalkeepers,injured, but Gollini of Tottenham.
The program of the meeting is quite busy and already on Thursday in Florence the Azzurri will take the field with Bulgaria, before moving to Switzerland for the match on Sunday 5 September and then returning to Reggio Emilia, home of the last match with Lithuania, the '8 September. Thanks to the successes in the first three matches played in March, the Azzurri are at the top of the Group C standings with three points clear of Switzerland, second but with only two games under their belt. Precisely the one with the Swiss is the challenge that can decide the fate of the group. In addition to the qualification goal, Italy has the possibility, already against the Bulgarians, to equal the unbeaten record that belongs to Spain, 35 games between 2007 and 2009. If things go well,with the Swiss one could aim for the absolute world record of 36 games without defeat.
Italy will then face the Nations League Final Four in October, with the replay of the European semi-final with Spain and with Belgium and France on the other side of the board.