Following the departure of Gennaro Gattuso in April, the 61-year-old Mancini re-assumed leadership of the Azzurri last month. After a frustrating opening fixture, Italy delivered a dominant performance, opening the scoring in the ninth minute when Alessandro Bastoni headed home from a corner kick. Davide Frattesi doubled the lead after pouncing on a rebounded strike from Michael Kayode, helping Italy establish a 3-0 cushion before half-time. Turkey pulled one back early in the second half through Barış Alper Yılmaz's sixth international goal, but Italy swiftly restored their three-goal buffer when Sebastiano Esposito headed in a rebound following Sandro Tonali's long-range effort that struck the post. The result gives Italy 3 points from two matches, placing them second in Group A1 behind group leaders France.