Roberto Mancini introduced his shock resignation as coach of European champions Italy on Sunday lower than a month earlier than Euro 2024 qualifying resumes, having did not qualify for final 12 months’s World Cup.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) mentioned in an announcement it had “received late yesterday evening” Mancini’s shock determination to step down after 5 years in cost.
“Because of important and close commitments for the team with Euro 2024 qualifiers against North Macedonia and Ukraine, the FIGC will announce the name of the new national coach in the next few days,” the federation added.
“Thus concludes a significant page in the history of the Azzurri,” the FIGC added, recalling a memorable “Euro 2020 triumph in which a group of individuals became a team.”
Italy was Mancini’s first worldwide teaching job when he was appointed in May 2018 after the four-time world champions’ failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
A former worldwide, Mancini received Euro 2020 with Italy however the nation once more missed out on a spot on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Mancini’s resignation comes as a serious shock with no warning indicators.
Earlier this month the 58-year-old had additionally been handed duty for the nation’s Under-21 and Under-20 groups.
His departure comes following current appointments to the nationwide teaching setup together with former Italy defender Andrea Barzagli and goalkeeping nice Gianluigi Buffon.
The Italian press has speculated that Luciano Spalletti may very well be lined up as his successor after ending Napoli’s 33-year anticipate the Serie A title final season, earlier than leaving his publish.
Former Italy coach Antonio Conte, sacked in March by Premier League membership Tottenham Hotspur, and ex-world champion Fabio Cannavaro, who has coached in China and Saudi Arabia, have additionally been steered.
A former Manchester City and Inter Milan supervisor Mancini had received 13 trophies in membership soccer earlier than taking cost of Italy.
He led Manchester City to their first English league title in 44 years in 2012, and received three Serie A crowns with Inter. He additionally received the Italian Cup with Inter, Fiorentina and Lazio.
Despite the excessive level of main Italy to a second European title, 53 years after the primary, with a dramatic penalty shootout over England at Wembley, Mancini’s reign was marked by equally resounding failure.
The European champions weren’t in Qatar for the World Cup after a disastrous qualifying marketing campaign, drawing 4 of eight video games earlier than dropping at dwelling to North Macedonia within the play-offs.
His document with Italy was 37 wins, 15 attracts and 9 defeats, and a 3rd place end on the Nations League Finals in June.
The World Cup failure was adopted by a combined begin to the Euro 2024 marketing campaign.
Italy are third in Group C with three factors after a 2-0 win over Malta and a 2-1 loss to England, who’re prime with 12 factors from 4 video games.
It is as much as Mancini’s successor, who will solely have a number of days to arrange for the matches in early September, to place Italy again on monitor.
They play in North Macedonia on September 9 and Ukraine at dwelling three days later.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
