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Rome: Mancini substituted – he felt a twinge in his calf; is Italy at risk? His condition

The condition of the Giallorossi centre-back.

There is bad news for Roma, who risk losing Gianluca Mancini.

The Giallorossi defender, in fact, opted to be substituted at half-time rather than continue the match at the Stadio Olimpico against Lecce, a fixture for the 30th round of the Serie A season.

But let’s take a look at his condition and whether he could be at risk for Gennaro Gattuso’s Italy squad, which is set to face Northern Ireland in the play-offs.

CALF PROBLEM
As we were saying, Mancini was substituted at the start of the second half of the match against Di Francesco’s Salento side, with Ghilardi coming on in his place. According to reports and the commentary from the touchline during the live broadcast of the match on DAZN, Mancini appears to have suffered a calf injury.
The Giallorossi number 23 was caught on camera touching the injured area: the hope is that it is merely a muscle strain and that he stopped in time.

IS ITALY AT RISK?
Mancini’s fitness will clearly need to be assessed with the national team in mind, given that he has been called up by manager Gattuso for the play-offs for the 2026 World Cup (to be held in Canada, the United States and Mexico), scheduled to begin on Thursday evening (provided they beat Northern Ireland).
It should be noted that Mancini had been suffering from calf problems even before the Europa League round of 16 second leg against Bologna, gritting his teeth to be fit for that crucial match.
His condition will now be assessed through the usual medical tests.

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CALF PROBLEM

IS ITALY AT RISK?

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