Italian national team coach Roberto Mancini will be present this Wednesday at the José Alvalade Stadium, in Lisbon, to personally attend a football match. The objective of his visit is to watch the player Issa Doumbia, who plays for Sporting.
Mancini will attend the match between Sporting and Galatasaray, which takes place on the same day. This game comes in the context of a European knockout tie, where the two teams are facing each other. The presence of the Italian national team coach suggests that Doumbia may be being considered to join the Italian national team.
Issa Doumbia is a Sporting player who has been catching the interest of Roberto Mancini. The national team coach's trip to Alvalade demonstrates the attention the Italian national team devotes to monitoring potential future players, at a time when Doumbia faces a prestigious team like Galatasaray.
