Luciano Spalletti, who led Napoli to the Scudetto last season, was on Friday handed the task of reviving the Azzurri, five days after Roberto Mancini‘s shock resignation as Italy coach. Spalletti’s main objective will be to qualify the European champions for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, after Italy missed […]
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Italy: Roberto Mancini in shock resignation as Azzurri coach
Roberto Mancini announced his shock resignation as coach of European champion Italy on Sunday less than a month before Euro 2024 qualifying resumes, having failed to qualify for last year’s World Cup. The Italian soccer federation (FIGC) said in a statement it had “received late yesterday evening” Mancini’s surprise decision to step down after five […]