Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game as the Three Lions beat Spain at Wembley on Saturday and Mancini has backed them to use the performance as a springboard.
The Manchester City manager, who was at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the weekend, said: 'It is a good place for England to build from. They are a good team. In my opinion they can win the European Championship. Why not?
Change of scenery: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini (left) is greeted by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
? 'Capello is a good manager and he has a good team, and he can also put the other young players in.
'Spain are the best team in Europe and maybe the world, so it is not easy to beat them.
Italian job: Mancini was a guest of Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
'He (Capello) has another six months to prepare very well for the Euros and I think they have a chance.'
Mancini enjoyed his trip to Abu Dhabi to recharge the batteries ahead of trying to keep City at the top of the Premier League when the domestic action returns.
He added: 'I need this break because after this we don't have any others until the end of the season.'
On the up: Frank Lampard (No 10) celebrates his winner against Spain
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Source: Daily Mail
Source: Daily Mail