Italy appoint new manager after snubs and controversy

Italy appoint new manager after snubs and controversy Neither Guardiola, nor Ancelotti, nor Pirlo. The new coach of the Italian national team will be Roberto Mancini. At 61, he returns to the role four years after being fired. Mancini coached the Italy national team from 2018 to 2022. He won the Euro 2020 title (in 2021), but was fired a year later after the loss to North Macedonia in the 2022 World Cup playoff. Mancini’s last job was as coach of Al-Sadd of Qatar, which he recently left. In addition to Mancini, Italy also appointed former coach Claudio Ranieri and Gabriele Oriali to replace Paolo Maldini and Leonardo. The two stepped down after the federation decided not to hire Andrea Pirlo because of his contracts with Russian betting companies. Earlier, the pair tried to hire Pep Guardiola, who turned down the job, and also approached Carlo Ancelotti, who remains with the Brazilian national team. Mancini will have the mission of leading Italy back to a World Cup in 2030 after three consecutive absences. Before that, he will also aim to win the European Championship again in 2028. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.