The flop of National football team In Bosnia, where Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive year, there is no forgiveness. Following the late resignation of the FIGC President, Gabriele Gravina and the somewhat dignified ones of the team manager Gigi BuffonToday, the predictable resignation of coach Rino Gattuso arrived. "With a heavy heart, having failed to achieve the goal we had set ourselves, I consider my time as national team coach to be over," the coach thus formally announced his termination of his contract.
Gattuso was in charge since June 2025, and under his guidance, Italy won five straight matches, then lost to Norway, beat Northern Ireland in the playoff semi-final, and then suffered a final defeat against Bosnia. His resignation was inevitable. Who will replace him? The candidates Roberto Mancini and above all of Antonio Conte They are the most popular but first the new president of the FIGC will have to be elected.
