That toothless defeat by North Macedonia was our worst result ever... scared players lacked ideas

A highly celebrated Italy has been sent plummeting back down to earth with a weak and confusing performance that revealed the Azzurri to be frail, just months after their historic night at Wembley. As he stood in front of this flat display, the stony-faced Mancini could do nothing.

Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Bukayo Saka's key penalty in the shootout in the final versus England, but he did not shine here. It can't be a coincidence that Italy conceded from North Macedonia's first serious shot in the last seconds of the contest.

Against a side ranked 67 in FIFA's national team rankings, our team displayed poor game management. Now, the country's most ardent supporters will be