Former Manchester City and Italy present head coach Roberto Mancini has tested positive for coronavirus. The 55-year-old, who managed Manchester City from 2009-13, is asymptomatic and in self-isolation at his home in Rome.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed that the manager had returned a positive test during “periodic checks of the technical staff”. Italy have three fixtures in the next two weeks. They will be playing a friendly game with Estonia on Wednesday and Nations League matches with Poland and Bosnia.
Roberto Mancini previously coached Inter Milan to three successive Serie A titles before joining Manchester City. He won the English Premier League in 2012 and FA Cup in 2011 with English side.
He took charge of the Italian team following their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and led them to 10 wins from 10 in qualifying for Euro 2020.
