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Italy’s coach Roberto Mancini reacts during the 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off football match between Italy and North Macedonia, on March 24, 2022 at the Renzo-Barbera stadium in Palermo. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Mancini tells Italy we 'must raise our heads'
Italy coach Roberto Mancini did not discuss his own future but told distraught fans on Saturday that "accepting even defeats in life is part of a healthy path of human and sports growth." European champions Italy failed to qualify for a second straight World Cup after crashing to a 1-0 defeat at home in Palermo to North Macedonia in a European playoff semi-final on Thursday. "Last summer we were on the peak of Europe after completing one of the most beautiful feats in the history of the national team.
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