Italy national team coach Gattuso resigns after the “disaster”

Italian national football team coach Gennaro Gattuso submitted his resignation on Friday, three days after he failed to lead the “Nazzoniale” to the 2026 World Cup, the day after the announcement of the departure of federation president Gabriele Gravina.
Gattuso was appointed in June 2025 to succeed Luciano Spalletti, with the aim of leading the Italian national team to its first participation in the World Cup since 2014, but Italy lost in the final of the first track of the European playoff to Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-4 on penalties (regular and extra time 1-1).