Italy coaching candidates: Who could replace Luciano Spalletti with World Cup hopes looking shaky once again?

The Italian manager Luciano Spalletti has announced that he was fired by the Italian FA after a 3-0 defeat against Norway in the opening match of the World Cup qualifications of the Azzurri’s 2026. Spalletti has announced the decision of the federation during the Prematch Perspers conference that will also take place, which will take place the team that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will also take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will also take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will take place and the game conference that will also take place and conference that will take place and where he will take the team conference, which will take place. He will be fired immediately after the game as he announced himself.

“The FA president Gabriele Gravina has let me know that after the game against Moldova I will be relieved of my role as head coach of the national team. I am sorry, I would rather stay and try to change things. I have an excellent relationship with Gravina, but I accept the dismissal because of the negative results,” he said.

Spalletti took the lead of the Italian national team in August 2023 after the decision of former head coach Roberto Mancini to resign from his role and led the team to the disappointing Euro 2024 tournament, where Italy was eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16. Spalletti lost the 3-Hoof of the Azzurri, but the Mosdes of 3rd remained, but the Mosdes of the Azds of the Azds van, but the Azdes of the Azzurri remained -0 -Klodder in the round of 16. Match of the 2026 World Championship qualifications.

Before you had left the press conference after being asked if he felt betrayed by someone, Spalletti said: “Keep saying that I have not found a connection with the players, tell me who. Name names. Since what has happened lately, I think we should work on the feeling of this Nationa team. Given my character, I think I am really too soft.

Who will replace Spalletti?

According to the reports, there are two main candidates to replace Spalletti – former Milan coach Stefano Pioli and the legendary club coach Claudio Ranieri, who won the Premier League with Leicester City almost ten years ago in one of the most incredibly surprising performance in modern football history. Pioli, the current Al-Nassr manager, is expected to leave the Saudi club because Fiorentina was also interested in appointing him after the departure of former coach Raffaele Palladino, and Ranieri ended his management career at the end of the 2024-25 season and he is the current Senior de Senior. As it looks now, these are the two names that are considered by the FA to replace Spalletti, hoping to turn things around and prevent a new world cup from being missed after Italy did not qualify for the World Cups 2018 and 2022.