According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Romano became the ninth youngest player to debut for Italy under Mancini. Scalvini ranks second on this list, while Tonali is sixth.

Roberto Mancini has always favored young players, and when coaching the Italian national team, he was not afraid to give new talents their chance directly. In fact, he provided opportunities to many young players in the Italian team, some of whom later became key players for the Azzurri, while others now struggle to return to the national team. Here is a list of the 10 youngest players he promoted, compiled by Corriere della Sera.

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Simone Pafundi – Made his Italy debut on November 16, 2022, in Italy's 2-2 draw with Ukraine, at 16 years, 8 months, and 2 days old.

Giorgio Scalvini – Made his Italy debut on June 14, 2023, in Italy's 5-2 loss to Germany, at 18 years, 6 months, and 3 days old.

Wilfried Gnonto – Made his Italy debut on June 4, 2022, in Italy's 1-1 draw with Germany, at 18 years, 7 months, and 6 days old.

Moise Kean – Made his Italy debut on November 20, 2018, in Italy's 1-0 win over the USA, at 18 years, 8 months, and 23 days old.

Fabio Miretti – Made his Italy debut on November 20, 2022, in Italy's 2-0 loss to Austria, at 19 years, 3 months, and 17 days old.

Sandro Tonali – Made his Italy debut on October 15, 2019, in Italy's 5-0 win over Liechtenstein, at 19 years, 5 months, and 14 days old.

Pietro Pinelli – Made his Italy debut on November 11, 2020, in Italy's 4-0 win over Estonia, at 19 years, 8 months, and 4 days old.

Nicolò Zaniolo – Made his Italy debut on March 23, 2019, in Italy's 2-0 win over Finland, at 19 years, 8 months, and 29 days old.

Alessandro Romano – Made his Italy debut on September 25, 2026, in Italy's 2-0 loss to Belgium, at 20 years, 3 months, and 8 days old.

Matteo Cancellieri – Made his Italy debut on June 4, 2022, in Italy's 1-1 draw with Germany, at 20 years, 3 months, and 27 days old.

The Italian Football Federation confirmed that Romano made his Italy debut as a starter on September 25, 2024, in the UEFA Nations League match against Belgium.

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