The injury Emerson Palmieri suffered in Italy's 2-1 defeat of Finland on Sunday is "nothing serious," according to Azzurri manager Roberto Mancini.
Emerson, who has been excellent for Chelsea so far in 2019-20, pulled up and was replaced by Alessandro Florenzi just eight minutes into the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier at the Tampere Stadium:
Dean JonesBad news for Chelsea, Emerson has been subbed with an injury just 7 mins into Italy game in Finland
Mancini made it clear after the match, though, that the left-back was substituted largely as a precautionary measure, per Football Italia:
"It was nothing serious, he stopped to ensure it didn't get any worse.