What happened. Roberto Mancini defended his Italy record, saying nobody would have bet on the team when he took over in 2018 before they won Euro 2020. He spoke ahead of Italy's Nations League trip to Turkiye.

Italy beat England on penalties at Wembley to win Euro 2020.
Mancini is under criticism after a 2-0 home defeat to Belgium.
He said Italy won without stars like Totti, Del Piero, Baggio or Riva.

“You can win just by playing as a team.”
— Roberto Mancini

Italy face Vincenzo Montella's Turkiye in Bursa as Mancini seeks to quieten early criticism of his second spell.

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