According to clap in the World Cup qualification
Donation in Italy: National coach has to go
Updated on June 8th, 2025 – 3:29 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
After just one qualification game, Italy is concerned about participating in the World Cup. The association apparently draws consequences.
There are apparently personnel changes in the “Squadra Azzurra”. Italy’s national coach Luciano Spalletti has to vacate his post. Italy had lost his World Cup qualification game 0: 3 against Norway on Friday.
As a result, the mood in the land of the four -time world champion was tense. The sports newspaper “La Gazzetta Dello Sport” spoke, for example, of a “shameful appearance” and wrote: “The national team we saw yesterday in Oslo was embarrassing. It is legitimate to expect everything to expect the worst of the worst.”
The “worst of the worst” is to miss the direct World Cup qualification. Because Norway has the perfect starting point with three wins from three games to win the group. The group of group has to go to the playoffs.
Initially, there had been rumors about resignation in the media. Now it is clear: the decision was made by the association, not Spalletti. “I’m sorry. I would have preferred to have stayed and tried to change things,” said the 66-year-old. He has a very good relationship with leader Gabriele Gravina. “But I take note of the discharge due to the negative results.”
Timing is particularly interesting: Italy meets Moldova on Monday evening in the second group game of the World Cup qualification. Spalletti will still sit on the bench, then vacate his post. “I owe that to the association, which always supported me, even if the results failed to materialize,” he said on Sunday.
According to Italian media reports, Claudio Ranieri, who recently led the Roma from the relegation battle to Europe, is the possible successor, but then left the team from the capital. The 73-year-old is extremely experienced and has the reputation of a trainer who can make a turn in a short time. In view of the short duration up to the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, this would also be urgently needed.