Italian manager Roberto Mancini has parted ways with the Italian men's Football team after a five-year stint. Mancini had a mixed run with the Azzurri as the Italians won the Euro 2020 but failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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This development comes as a shock to many as Mancini was recently named the co-ordinator of many national youth teams. But in a statement released by Italian Football Federation announcing Mancini's resignation as the Italian head coach. The statement also addressed the board will announce a new coach in the coming days.
“Considering the important and close games in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2024, the name of the new CT will be announced over the next few days,” the statement said. “The Federation announces it has accepted the resignation of Roberto Mancini as coach of the Italian national team, which was received late yesterday evening."
“A significant page in the history of the Azzurri, therefore, closes, having opened in May 2018 and concluded with the Nations League Finals 2023. Between that, the victory at Euro 2020, a triumph achieved by a squad where all the individuals were able to form a team.”
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Mancini leaves the Azzurri after 39 wins, 13 draws and nine defeats, in which the Nazionale scored 130 goals and conceded 49. In this tenure, Italy also set a new all-time world record unbeaten run for an international team. The 58-year-old's last match was the 2-0 win away to Malta in the EURO 2024 qualifiers.
