Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is backing Luciano Spalletti for the Italy post.
The former Napoli coach is favourite for the job after Roberto Mancini's resignation.
De Zerbi told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "The victory of the game. Of a coach who is no longer young, but always hungry to improve.
"Like me, but I'm twenty years younger. If I look at myself in twenty years, I don't see myself again so intense. The attention to detail is the peculiarity that makes him great.
"Is he after Mancini? He deserves it all and I'm sure he will do very well."