Mancini Explains Calò's Omission From Squad, Responds to His Agent

Roberto Mancini has explained why he did not include Frosinone midfielder Giacomo Calò in Italy's latest national team squad. The head coach also responded to the player's agent, Vincenzo Pisacane, who had claimed there was no logic behind the squad selections.

Frosinone, newly promoted, is among the surprise teams of the 2026-27 Serie A season and sits sixth in the league, above Juventus. Calò has played a key role in the club's success, scoring five goals and providing one assist in 11 league matches. Pisacane pointed out that his client is the Italian midfielder who has scored the most goals in Serie A this season. He said he hoped merit would not disappear from national team call-ups.

Speaking at a press conference in Coverciano on Monday, Mancini said Calò could be called up in the future, but he wanted to look at younger players at this camp. He said he is looking for different ways to give young players experience. Mancini said, "Calò is one of the players who is doing well. There are 3-4 good players at Frosinone too. We cannot call up players who are 29 or 30 years old right now. We will do it when we need to, but not because his manager said so."