Overview
- Gennaro Gattuso, who resigned Friday, said he was stepping down after Italy lost a playoff on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina to miss a third straight World Cup.
- FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and sporting director Gianluigi Buffon had already quit Thursday in the immediate fallout from the defeat.
- The federation scheduled a June 22 vote to choose new leadership, which means a permanent national coach will likely be picked only after that decision.
- Italian media are floating potential successors as speculation, including Roberto Mancini, Antonio Conte, Massimiliano Allegri, Claudio Ranieri, and even Pep Guardiola.
- Former defender Giuseppe Bergomi urged Alessandro Bastoni to continue his career abroad after the center-back’s 41st-minute red card left Italy down to 10 men in the playoff.