Mancini sends scout to watch Tresoldi against Inter as Italy decision looms
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Italy head coach Roberto Mancini has dispatched a scout to watch Tresoldi in a match against Inter as he weighs a potential national team call-up for the striker.
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Attributed to original sourceTuttosport reports that a scout of the Italy national team will watch Nicolò Tresoldi in action tonight as his Club Brugge side visit Inter in the Champions League.
Italy continue to keep a close eye on 22-year-old striker Tresoldi.
BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY – MARCH 27: Nicolo Tresoldi of Germany in action during the UEFA Under21 EURO Qualifier between Germany U21 and Northern Ireland U21 at Eintracht Stadion on March 27, 2026 in Braunschweig, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) According to Tuttosport , a scout sent by Azzurri boss Roberto Mancini will be in the stands at the Stadio Meazza tonight to watch the Club Brugge striker in action against Inter in Champions League Round 2.
Tresoldi was born in Italy, but he moved to Hannover, Germany, with his family as a kid. He represented the German national team at various youth levels and is now the star of the Germany U21 team, with which he’ll play next summer’s U21 Euros.
BOLOGNA – OCTOBER 05: Roberto Mancini, Manager of Italy, reacts during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Italy and Türkiye at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on October 05, 2026 in Bologna. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Tresoldi has already held talks with both football federations and Italy and Germany’s new national team coaches, Roberto Mancini and Jurgen Klopp.
Tresoldi, 22, has scored six goals in ten appearances for Club Brugge this season.
“We talked to him; he said that at this moment he cannot decide because he gave his word to the Under-21 coach that he’d play for Germany at the European Championship in June,” Italy coach Mancini said at the end of September.
“He said that he feels 50 per cent Italian and 50 per cent German. Hopefully by June he’ll feel 51 per cent Italian and 49 per cent German.”
ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 25: Alessandro Romano of Italy compete for the ball with kevin De Bruyne during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Italy and Belgium at Stadio Olimpico on September 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi/Getty Images) Mancini and the Italian federation have already convinced Alessandro Romano to switch nationalities as the Cagliari midfielder had represented Switzerland at the U21 level, but then made his senior debut with the Azzurri during the latest international break.
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What happened
With the next Italy squad announcement approaching, Roberto Mancini is leaving no option unexplored, sending a scout to assess Tresoldi in a high-profile fixture against Inter. The move signals that the Azzurri coaching staff are actively evaluating the young forward as a potential addition to the national team pool. Tresoldi has been in strong form for his club side, and the spotlight of a match against an elite opponent like Inter provides an ideal test of his credentials. Mancini's Italy are known to be on the lookout for fresh attacking options ahead of upcoming international commitments.
Chance analysis
Italy's long-standing tradition of recruiting dual-nationality or Bundesliga-developed players means any Mancini scouting mission deserves attention. Tresoldi getting this level of observation against a top-tier opponent like Inter suggests the Italy staff are treating him as a serious candidate rather than a peripheral option. With European qualifiers and Nations League fixtures on the horizon, Mancini's proactive approach to widening his forward pool could pay dividends if Tresoldi is integrated smoothly into the senior setup.
Mancini's scouting mission raises Tresoldi's profile but does not yet confirm an Italy call-up, leaving the immediate impact limited to national team selection speculation.