Zaniolo injury compounds Roma defeat
Nicolo Zaniolo is set to miss Italy's UEFA Euro campaign after the Roma youngster suffered a serious knee injury in this morning's defeat to Juventus.
The 20-year-old had his head in his hands as he was withdrawn 36 minutes in after tearing his ACL when Juve defender Matthijs de Ligt halted his progress with a foul on the edge of the penalty area.
Zaniolo had beaten four Juve players during a brilliant run which started near his own penalty area, but De Ligt - himself on for the injured Merih Demiral - stepped out and brought him down with a body check that earned the centre-back a caution.
The Roma midfielder writhed in pain on the edge of the box and needed a cart to be helped off the field, with Mancini, watching on from the stands, wearing a concerned expression.
Zaniolo has scored twice for Italy in his five appearances and had been expected to be a key figure for Mancini during Euro 2020.
Roma was 2-0 down to Juve at the time of Zaniolo's injury having conceded twice in the opening 10 minutes.