Gattuso is apparently becoming team boss of Italy – Diepresse.com
According to Sky, the signature of the ex-Milan professional is expected for next week. Italy continues to worry about the World Cup qualification.
Does a 2006 World Cup hero relieve the troubled Squadra Azzurra in your tough trainer search? According to a report, the long-time Milan professional Gennaro Gattuso is about to become the new national soccer coach in Italy. As Sky Sport Italia reports, the contractual signatures are to take place next week, a meeting with Gabriele Gravina, President of the Italian Football Association (FIGC), was previously well.
There is initially a one-year contract for Gattuso in the room. For the former coach of the Italian clubs SSC Napoli and AC Milan, who looked after the Croatian Club Hajduk Split in 2024/25, it would be the first stop as a national coach.
Ranieri said
Previously, the national team had caught a prominent cancellation in search of a successor for the released Luciano Spalletti. Desired candidate Claudio Ranieri, the 73-year-old previous coach of AS Roma, spoke of a « great honor », but then decided differently after some thought. He wants to concentrate on his role as a consultant at Roma.
Because the second hot candidate Stefano Pioli, former master coach of AC Milan is facing a switch to Fiorentina, Gattuso moved to the position of the favorite. In 2020, Gattuso had the Italian cup with Napoli, at Milan, Valencia, Olympique Marseille and Hajduk Split without greater success.
In addition to the 47-year-old, Fabio Cannavaro (most recently Dinamo Zagreb) and Daniele de Rossi (most recently as Roma) were part of the candidate group. Other prominent Italian trainers such as Carlo Ancelotti (National Coach of Brazil), Antonio Conte (SSC Napoli) or Massimiliano Allegri (Milan) are contractually bound.
Italy trembles for participation in the World Cup
The four-time world champion Italy is currently fearing that after two missed World Cup tournaments in a row in the USA, Canada and Mexico. In the last game with Spalletti, last Monday in qualifying against Moldau it was only a poor 2-0 (1: 0), three days before it was 0: 3 in Norway. The group victory is currently a long way off. (APA/dpa)
