Overview
- FIGC officially announced the full technical and backroom staff on Thursday, naming Gabriele Oriali as team manager and Alberto Bollini as Mancini’s deputy.
- Leonardo Bonucci, Antonio Gagliardi and Massimo Maccarone join as technical collaborators while Marco Roccati, Cristiano Lupatelli, Giacomo Ceci, Marco Montini, Renato Baldi and Christian Venturini fill specialist coaching and analyst roles.
- The choice of Bollini — coach of the 2023 U19 European champions — and other federation figures signals a deliberate link between the youth pathway and the senior team.
- The assembled staff will convene at Coverciano ahead of Italy’s September UEFA Nations League fixtures against Turkey, France and Belgium.
- One administrative post, the capo delegazione previously held by Gigi Buffon, remains unfilled and Claudio Ranieri is reported as a possible candidate to assume that role in addition to his duties as technical director.