Italy coach Roberto Mancini explained releasing several players ahead of their friendly against Turkey.
Seven players have left the team. Among them, there are Jorginho, Lorenzo Insigne, Ciro Immobile.
“I want to clarify this. The players left and I obliged them to do so," said Mancini.
“If we can do something for them and for the clubs, we are happy to do it. They would have gone in the stands against Turkey. Some of them had physical problems, so they wouldn't play anyway. We did it already. Some of them didn't want to leave, but I told them to go.
“Chelsea didn't play Jorginho in the FA Cup so we thought it was fair to send him back. Some others had physical issues," he continued. “This morning we have problems with Florenzi and Politano. It was useless to bring them with us.
“Lorenzo [Insigne] had a physical issue, which he also had at Napoli. Ciro wouldn't have played. Mancini and Verratti had problems."
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