Marco Benassi is expected to be preferred to Inter midfielder Roberto Gagliardini by Italy manager Roberto Mancini for Italy’s UEFA Nations League opener with Poland tomorrow night at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, a report from Gazzetta dello Sport suggests.

Mancini, who will be taking charge of his first competitive match, is expected to deploy a 4-3-3 but could also deploy the Azzurri in a 4-2-3-1 formation instead.

Italy Predicted Line-up (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Davide Zappacosta, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Domeico Criscito, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Marco Benassi; Federico Bernardeschi, Mario Balotelli, Lorenzo Insigne.