Mancini expresses concern before confronting Türkiye, Fabregas praises Cuomo's experience, and Gwen is absent from the German national team due to injury.

Roberto Mancini, the coach of the Italian national team, said that there is great concern before facing Türkiye, on Monday, in the European Nations League competitions.

The British News Agency reported that Mancini, who took over from Gennaro Gattuso after the Italian team failed to reach the World Cup finals for the third time in a row, lost the first match in his second term as coach of the team to Belgium 0-2 in Rome less than a week ago.

The team was subjected to boos from its fans between halftime of the Belgium match and after the final whistle, but it came back to achieve a major victory over Turkey 4-1 in the second match, then tied with France 1-1 in Paris on Friday.

Mancini said in a press conference: “There is a lot of anxiety at the moment, but we have to be calm.”

He added: “We simply need time to work and develop, and if we can perform well and win, things will change.”

Mancini continued: “We should not be overly enthusiastic when we win, nor drown in frustration when we lose. The important thing is that we played good football in our match against Turkey.”

Spanish Cesc Fabregas, coach of the Italian team Como, said that he is happy with his experience with his current team, which is playing in the Champions League for the first time in its history this season.

Fabregas took over Como's training in 2023 as a temporary coach, then was appointed to a permanent contract in the summer of 2024, and led the team to finish fourth in the Italian League last season to qualify for the Champions League this season.

Fabregas said in statements at an event in the Italian city of Trent: “The Cuomo project started with me strangely because I had many offers, but I felt that training Cuomo was the right decision. Sometimes you have to follow your feelings.”

He added: "It's funny that I used to visit Como a lot during vacation periods, but I had never heard of a football team here."

Fabregas praised the team's player, Frenchman Lucas da Cunha, describing him as one of the best players he coached in his career with the team, as he was one of the first players in the team's ranks when Fabregas took over, and thanks to his performance he participated with the French national team for the first time.

Fabregas said about the French player: “Da Cunha has a wonderful mentality and a desire to achieve many things. I love a player who has limited talent, but he always has ambition, and wants to have a wonderful career, compared to other players who are content with making financial gains.”

The German Football Association announced on Sunday that Julianne Guen, captain of the women's national team, will miss the team's upcoming matches due to injury.

Gwen, a Bayern Munich player, suffered a sprained ankle during the match against Eintracht Frankfurt last Saturday in the German League (Bundesliga), and was replaced in the final minutes of the match.

Gwen returned to the field a few weeks ago, ending a long absence that lasted more than 3 months due to undergoing shoulder surgery.

Christian Fock, coach of the German national team, was forced to call up Wolfsburg's Sarai Linder in place of Gowen.

The German national team, led by its coach Focke, will open its campaign this season by hosting Australia and Japan in two friendly matches in the cities of Karlsruhe and Bremen on October 9 and 13, as part of its preparations for the World Cup, which will be held in Brazil from June 24 to July 25, 2027.