On Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that the new head coach of the national team will be Roberto Mancini, returning to this position.
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The 61-year-old specialist has recently been working in the Qatar league, with the Doha team Al-Sadd.
R. Mancini already coached the Italian national team from 2018 to 2023, and in 2021 led Azzurri to the European champion title.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport writes, this is the choice of the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Giovanni Malago. R. Mancini is a close friend of his.
However, not everyone likes this move. “The only option left for me was Antonio Conte. Because of how R. Mancini left the Italian national team earlier. How he left, just abandoning Azzurri in trouble. That wound still hasn’t healed,” gazzetta.it quotes F. Capello.
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R. Mancini left the Italian national team in 2023 after receiving a very attractive financial offer from Saudi Arabia.
It should be reminded that the Italians, who failed to qualify for the World Cup three times in a row, first offered the national team leadership to fellow countryman Carlo Ancelotti, but he decided to stay in Brazil. Later, Pep Guardiola also declined.
At that time, the Italian media already reported about an agreement with Andrea Pirlo, but this signing was blocked due to A. Pirlo’s connections with a Russian betting company – the Italian legend had become its advertising face.
Even more confusion was caused by technical director Paolo Maldini and advisor Leonardo, who decided to resign after only 16 days in these positions.
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