OFFICIAL: Roberto Mancini will return to be the coach of the Italian national team

The presentation press conference will be held tomorrow at 18:20. Having already led the Azzurri from 2018 to 2023, the head coach will return to take charge of Italy after winning the 2021 European Championship.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT：

Roberto Mancini will return to the bench of the Italian national team, while Claudio Ranieri will serve as the technical director of the Italian Football Federation and also act as president of Club Italia. The announcement was made by Giovanni Malagò during the press conference held following the meeting of the Federal Council: "I believed it was right – the words of the FIGC president – that the person to become the head coach of the national team should be Roberto Mancini, for a whole series of considerations. "

Having won the European Championship title on 11 July 2021, in addition to the triumph at Wembley, during his five years at the helm of the Italy national team (from May 2018 to August 2023), Mancini also reached the final stage of the UEFA Nations League twice, finishing third in the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 editions. As head coach, he also oversaw a 37-match unbeaten streak on the national team bench, a record that was only surpassed a few days ago by Spain during their victory over Argentina in the World Cup final.

“To complete the circle, ” Malagò added, “I felt it right to identify a person with whom to share the choice of the technical commissioner. This person is Claudio Ranieri, who has assured me of his commitment. ” The federal president finally announced that a third figure will join Club Italia in the coming days: “He will be in charge of managing the national teams, the role previously held by Gigi Riva and Gigi Buffon. I would also like to entrust him with the supervision of the youth national teams, which are currently coordinated by Maurizio Viscidi, who will remain with us. ”