Immobile, Insigne make Merih in tournament opener

Rome

After  failing  to  make  the  cut  for  the 2018 World Cup, Italy was back on track with a perfect qualifying campaign  of  10  wins  in  10  match-es.  Now,  Roberto  Mancini’s  team  has  begun  its  first  major  international  tournament  in  five  years  with a 3-0 win over Turkey.“It  was  important  to  start  well  and  it  is  satisfying  for  us,  for  the  crowd  and  for  all  the  Italians,”  said Mancini. “It was a wonderful evening and I hope there would be many more,” he added.  Ciro  Immobile  and  Lorenzo  Insigne   scored   after   an   own   goal   from Turkey  defender Merih Demiral  had  given  Italy  the  lead  in the second half. In the 53rd minute,   Demiral   redirected   a   cross   from  Domenico  Berardi  into  his  own  net  after  attempting  to  intercept  the  pass.  About  13  minutes  later,  Immobile poked in a rebound of a shot  from  Leonardo  Spinazzola  on  another  play  that  began with Berardi.