FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 3 - Italy v Poland - Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy - September 7, 2018 Italy coach Roberto Mancini REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy needed a late penalty from midfielder Jorginho to scrape a 1-1 draw at home to Poland in the Nations League on Friday, their first competitive game under coach Roberto Mancini.
Poland, playing their first match under new coach Jerzy Brzeczek, who replaced Adam Nawalka following their World Cup group stage exit, went ahead with a superbly executed Piotr Zielinski volley five minutes before halftime.
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