One week before manager Roberto Mancini has to name his final 26-man squad, Italy remain hopeful that midfielder Marco Verratti could play a part in Euro 2020 despite a knee injury. The 28-year-old was ruled out for “four to six weeks” by PSG two weeks ago and is unlikely to be fit in time for the opening match against Turkey on June 11. “Regarding Verratti and the other players coming back from injuries, we have already carried out checks and we can’t exclude a recovery for any of them,” said team doctor on Tuesday. “The knee is not bad. We can also possibly imagine the chance that he will be used once the Euro has started.” Verratti missed Euro 2016 with injury. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World cup.