Italy's Spalletti to make changes for Israel game after win over France

Assistant Mancini stands in for suspended Italy coach Mancini

Italy coach Roberto Mancini will make changes to his team for Tuesday's Nations League game against Israel after the world champions beat France 2-1 in Milan on Saturday. Mancini is suspended for the game against Israel for insulting the referee during Italy's 2-1 defeat by Spain last week. Assistant coach Alberico Evani will stand in for him.

Changes expected for Israel game

Italy had a perfect record after three games in the Nations League and are top of Group A3 with seven points. Evani said he would make changes to the team that beat France, particularly in attack where Federico Chiesa and Lorenzo Insigne are both suspended. Domenico Berardi and Wilfried Gnonto are likely to come into the team.

Italy to miss suspended players Chiesa and Insigne

At the back, Giovanni Di Lorenzo is a doubt after picking up a knock against France. Federico Dimarco could replace him at left-back. Jorginho is still out with a knock, so Alessandro Florenzi could continue in midfield.

Italy looking to win Nations League group

Italy are looking to win their Nations League group and reach the semi-finals. Mancini's side have a two-point lead over Hungary, who beat England 1-0 on Saturday. Israel are bottom of the group with two defeats from three games.

Spalletti: 'We need to improve our mentality'

Italy coach Roberto Mancini has said that his team need to improve their mentality after their 2-1 defeat by Spain in the Nations League on Wednesday. Mancini said that his players were too passive in the first half and that they need to be more aggressive in future games. "We need to improve our mentality," Mancini said. "We need to be more aggressive and we need to take more risks."

Italy's poor Nations League form

Italy have now won just one of their last four Nations League games and they have failed to score in their last two matches. Mancini said that he is not worried about his team's form and that he is confident that they can still win their Nations League group. "We have a good team and we have the quality to win this group," Mancini said. "We just need to improve our mentality and we need to be more aggressive."

Conclusion

Italy will be looking to bounce back from their defeat by Spain when they take on Israel in the Nations League on Tuesday. Mancini is likely to make changes to his team, with Berardi and Gnonto expected to come into the attack. Italy are looking to win their Nations League group and reach the semi-finals, but they will need to improve their form if they are to achieve that goal.