Roberto Mancini has resigned as head coach of Italy’s nationwide workforce, the nation’s soccer federation (FIGC) confirmed Sunday.
His exit ends a five-year spell wherein Italy skilled continental success however missed out on soccer’s showpiece match.
Mancini took cost of the four-times World Cup winners in 2018 after they didn’t qualify for that yr’s match in Russia, having beforehand not missed a World Cup finals since 1958.
Following the retirements of veterans Andrea Barzagli, Daniele De Rossi and captain Gianluigi Buffon, Mancini guided a transitional Italy facet to success on the European Championship in 2021.
His workforce additionally went on a run of 37 video games with out defeat between October 2018 and October 2021 – a file in males’s worldwide soccer.
Italy carried out effectively on the Nations League below Mancini, ending third within the 2020-21 and 2022-23 editions of the match.
“A significant page in the history of the Azzurri, which began in May 2018 and ended with the 2023 Nations League Finals, comes to an end,” the FIGC stated in an announcement.
“In between, the victory at Euro 2020, a triumph conquered by a group in which all the individuals were able to become a team.”
However, Mancini was unable to take Italy again to the World Cup, with the workforce as soon as once more failing to qualify for final yr’s match in Qatar following a shocking 1-0 loss at residence to North Macedonia in a playoff tie.
Following that failed World Cup qualifying marketing campaign, Mancini got here below intense strain within the Italian media to resign however obtained backing from the nationwide federation president to proceed within the position.
Mancini’s resignation comes simply days after the previous worldwide ahead was given duty for Italy’s U-21 and U-20 groups in a bid to combine the identical types and programs of play throughout age teams.
Italy are subsequent in motion in September, once they tackle North Macedonia and Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifying matches.
“Taking into account the important and upcoming commitments for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers … the FIGC will announce the name of the new national coach in the next few days,” the federation stated.
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