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Italy pick love rival footballers in the same team for the first time as Mattia Zaccagni plays alongside new wife's ex Nicolo Zaniolo... after Aston Villa star laughed at a chant claiming their baby is his

Italy got their Euro 2023 qualifying campaign back on track on Tuesday night but celebrations between Nicolo Zaniolo and Mattia Zaccagni may have been slightly awkward.

The duo were selected in the Azzurri's starting XI for the 2-1 win over Ukraine at the San Siro, with the Aston Villa forward ne of several changes from the side that drew 1-1 with North Macedonia on Saturday.

Zaccagni, meanwhile, retained his spot as he won his third international cap for Italy.

The relationship between the pair is somewhat complicated by the fact Zaccagni's wife, influencer Chiara Nasti, used to date former Roma star Zaniolo.