Luciano Spalletti, who led Napoli to the Serie A title final season, has been appointed coach of European champions Italy, the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) introduced on Friday.
Spalletti takes over from Roberto Mancini, who resigned unexpectedly final Sunday after 5 years within the job.
Spalletti ended Napoli’s 33-year watch for the Serie A trophy final season earlier than leaving his submit.
The FIGC mentioned in an announcement they’d “reached an settlement with Luciano Spalletti for the place of coach of the Italian nationwide staff ranging from September 1.”
“Let’s welcome Spalletti,” mentioned FIGC president Gabriele Gravina. “The nationwide staff wanted a fantastic coach and I’m very completely satisfied that he accepted the technical steerage of the Azzurri.
“His enthusiasm and his experience might be elementary for the challenges that await Italy within the coming months”.
Spalletti’s official presentation will happen on the nationwide coaching centre at Coverciano, close to Florence, earlier than Euro 2024 qualifiers towards North Macedonia and Ukraine, the FIGC mentioned.
The 64-year-old Tuscan might be answerable for reviving the nationwide staff which, regardless of successful the European title in 2021, didn’t qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Italy journey to Northern Macedonia on September 9 and host Ukraine in Milan three days later.
Italy are third in Group C with three factors after a 2-0 win over Malta and a 2-1 loss to England, who’re high with 12 factors from 4 video games.
Mancini, in cost since Might 2018, resigned citing “a private determination” and has been touted for the submit of coach of Saudi Arabia.
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