Coach Roberto Mancini said he was
satisfied after an experimental Italy lineup thumped Moldova 6-0
in a friendly in Florence on Wednesday.
Striker Stephan El Shaarawy, captaining the Azzurri for the
first time, hit a double, 33-year-old Francesco Caputo scored
too and Bryan Cristante and Domenico Berardi also grabbed their
first goals for the national team.
Italy had the help of a Moldova own goal as well.
"A lot of good things were on show," said Mancini.
"We had a few problems in the first 15 minutes but that's normal
when you make a lot of changes.
"The team did really well after that.
"They had the right mentality even after changing things around
and this is a great thing." Mancini.
The win took Italy's unbeaten run up to 18 games
Italy visit Poland on Sunday and take on the Netherlands in
Bergamo next Wednesday in the Nations League.
Mancini's men are top of their group with four points from two
games.
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