Mancini remains Azzurri coach
The defeat from Macedonia, which meant the elimination of Italy from the qualifying round for the World Cup in Qatar, will result in major changes in the national team but in the playing staff, while Roberto Mancini will remain coach, writes "Gazeta delo Sport".
The newspaper writes that Mancini will remain in the coaching position and will make overhauls, ie rejuvenation of the national team. The president of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, supported Mancini, who became European champion last summer, and said that a disappointment in the qualifiers was not a reason to end the cooperation.
For now, three "veterans" have announced that they will no longer play for the Azzurri, namely Giorgio Chiellini, Giorgione and Ciro Imobile, and in the future the leaders of the national team should be Zaniolo, Skamaka, Rascadori, Tonali, Sensei, Pesina…