Luciano Spalletti Dismissed as Italy Coach After Norway Defeat

I had no plans to give up, I would have preferred to stay and do my job, says Spalletti at the press conference according to Italian Sky Sport. The 66-year-old coach says he received the news on Saturday evening, but that he will be at the bench when Italy meets Moldova in the World Championship qualifying match on Monday evening. After that, the contract will be torn up, which was written until the summer of 2026. I feel sorry for myself. When I said yes to the job, I knew it would be tough moments. I failed, says Spalletti. The Italian has previously coached clubs such as Roma, Inter and Napoli, and won the league with the latter team in 2023. The same autumn, Spalletti became the new coach of the Italian national team after Roberto Mancini's departure.