Dubbed the “Goal Twins” throughout their enjoying days, Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli are nonetheless teaming as much as win the match.
This time because the coach of the Italian nationwide group.
When the Italians beat Spain within the semi-finals of the European Championships, Mancini was fortunately hugging Vialli on the sector at Wembley Stadium.
“Gianluca and I have known each other for a very long time, so it is natural that our relationship is different,” stated Mancini, who’s now the pinnacle coach of the nationwide group. “I’m not saying we grew up collectively, but it surely’s virtually like that.
“We spent a few years collectively and now we have a relationship that goes far past friendship. He is sort of a true brother to me.”
The pair has additionally gone via some excessive and low factors on the identical floor in London.
They had been teammates at Sampdoria after they misplaced to Barcelona within the 1992 European Cup remaining at Old Wembley. It was the final match the 2 performed on the Italian membership after eight years, which led them to their solely league title, 4 Italian Cups and one Cup Winners’ Cup.
After the successes of Wembley, for each. Wylie gained the FA Cup in 2000 on the coveted place as Chelsea supervisor, and Mancini did the identical with Manchester City in 2011.
The pair reunited in 2019 when Mancini appointed Vialli as the pinnacle of the Italy group’s delegation – shortly earlier than Vialli publicly introduced that he had recovered from a second battle towards pancreatic most cancers.
Viali’s calm spirit contrasts with Mancini’s typically voluptuous nature and his position has allowed him to work with gamers, coaches and help employees whereas sharing his data and expertise.
Whatever they’re doing, it’s working.
Italy missed out on qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, a stunning failure for a group that has gained the match 4 instances and at all times expects a contender. But solely three years later, the Mancini-Vielli mixture overtook Spain in a penalty shootout and Italy within the remaining of Euro 2020.
When Mancini and Vialli ran fervently on the sector on Tuesday, it regarded like there was extra to their celebration than simply profitable a sport.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
