Italy start Francesco Pio Esposito, Moise Kean, Alessandro Romano and Sandro Tonali in Roberto Mancini’s first game back, as they host Kevin De Bruyne’s Belgium in the Nations League opener.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from the game on the Liveblog.

These sides are in Nations League Group A along with France and Vincenzo Montella’s Turkiye.

Mancini won the EURO 2020 tournament and controversially walked away in August 2023, but returned after disappointing spells under Luciano Spalletti and Gennaro Gattuso, plus caretaker Silvio Baldini.

Alessandro Bastoni is suspended, with Federico Dimarco, Marco Palestra and Bryan Cristante injured, while Nicolò Zaniolo was also ruled out by fitness issues for this game.

It’s set to be a 4-3-3 formation with Riccardo Calafiori for the first time replicating his Arsenal role at left-back rather than central defence, and Diego Coppola preferred to Giorgio Scalvini.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s presence at right-back means Italy can shift to a 3-5-2 when needed, with Nicolò Cambiaghi on the other side.