The 3-0 win suffered against Norway in Oslo lit the alarms in the Italian Federazione Giuoco Calcio (Figc), who decided to dispense with the coach.
The Italian soccer team made a drastic decision after a catastrophic debut in the Qualifying Rumbo to World Cup 2026. The 3-0 win against Norway in Oslo turned on the alarms in the Italian Federazione Giuoco Calcio (Figc), who decided to dispense with Luciano Spalletti As main coach. Although he will continue at the head of the team in the next match against Moldova, his departure is already a fact.
With the ghost of being out of a third consecutive World Cup (after the absences in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022), the leadership headed by Gabriele Gravina He chose to act quickly and begin to evaluate possible replacements. The hard fall to the Nordic team, not only because of the result but because of the poor football image, ended up sealing the fate of Spalletti.
A short cycle without Spalletti titles at the head of Italy
The coach, who had assumed in September 2023 after his successful step by Napoli, failed to replicate the good level that had taken him to the selected. In total, he led 23 games between Nations League, Eurocup and qualifiers, with a balance of 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. His passage through Euro 2024 ended abruptly in the round of 16 after falling with Switzerland, and the last five games left a worrying balance: three losses and just two victories.
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Names that sound like successors
Among the first candidates that consider Figc, figures appear with their own weight. Claudio Ranieri, recently retired from his position as DT of Rome to assume as sports director, is one of the strongest options. Although he never directed the Azzurra, he would be willing to close his career with that challenge.
Another possibility is the return of Roberto Mancini, currently without a team after a brief and controversial stage at the head of Saudi Arabia. Mancini led Italy between 2018 and 2023, achieving the title of the Eurocup 2021 but without being able to classify the World Cup in Qatar.
The immediate challenge: to make Moldova
Before it is defined who will take the reins of the National Team, Spalletti will lead a last game: Monday against Moldova, from 15:45 (Argentine time). With Norway leading the group with a perfect score (9 points in 3 games and a goal difference of +10), Italy is at the bottom of the table without units and with a balance of -3, although with two pending meetings. The only option is to win and by broad margin, to stay in the race and aspire to a direct classification that, for now, looks distant.
In November it will be the key duel against Norway, and that game could seal the fate of the Azzurra: the direct ticket to the World Cup or a new step through the repechage, with all the risks that that implies.
Source: Ambito
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