Gabbiadini joins Italy for Nations League games

Sampdoria striker Manolo Gabbiadini has received a surprise call-up by Italy coach Roberto Mancini for the next two UEFA Nations League games against England (20:45 CEST on Friday 23 September at San Siro, Milan) and Hungary (20:45 CEST on Monday 26 September at Puskas Arena, Budapest).

Gabbiadini is already on his way to Coverciano, making him the fifth Sampdoria player to join their respective national teams: Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland), Filip Djuricic (Serbia), Tomas Rincon (Venezuela) and Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco).