Italian FA chief says in touch with Guardiola over coaching vacancy
The head of Italy’s football federation has confirmed he held discussions with legendary coach Pep Guardiola over the vacancy at the Italian national side but added he was “not sure that this will come about”.
According to Italian media reports, former Italy internationals Andrea Pirlo and Roberto Mancini — who guided the Azzurri to the Euro 2020 title — are also being considered as candidates to coach the national team, which faces Belgium on September 25 in the Nations League.
Already at a low ebb, Italian football was sent into a tailspin in March after the men’s national team failed for a third consecutive time to qualify for the World Cup.
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