Roberto Mancini

Reigning champions France pitted against Denmark, Croatia, and Austria in Group A1

Azzurri play goalless draw against Northern Ireland to allow Switzerland to pip them in Group C

Italy manager admits nothing can be taken for granted when they meet Spain in semi-finals

Azzurri face Spain in first semi-final; France take on Belgium in other last-four clash

31-year-old failed to score in last six games for the Azzurri but coach says the striker will be a key player in Qatar

Italy's renaissance man has transformed team into winners after 2018 World Cup qualifying fiasco

The Azzurri beat Austria 2-1 at Wembley to reach the quater-finals of Euro 2020 with 31 matches unbeaten streak

Italy have now gone 30 games without defeat and have equalled a record which has stood for 82 years

Midfielder missed Italy's first two Group A games against Turkey and Switzerland with a knee injury picked up with PSG

Mancini was an unlikely figure to lead the revolution the country was crying for, but he has proved an inspired choice