The Italian Job gets a sequel! Can Mancini inspire a new generation?

This year, Italian football fell to its lowest ebb. In Europe, no Italian club made it past the quarter-finals - while Atalanta were the only Serie A side to reach the Champions League last 16. But that was nothing compared to the national team.

Italy did not qualify for the third World Cup in a row. An unthinkable prospect given they have won the competition four times.