Overview
- Gennaro Gattuso resigned Friday after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia in the play-off left Italy out of the 2026 World Cup for a third straight time, with the federation calling the split a mutual agreement.
- The exit makes him the third senior figure to go, following FIGC president Gabriele Gravina and delegation chief Gianluigi Buffon.
- Gattuso's stint lasted about nine months, starting in June 2025 and covering eight qualifiers that ended with Italy second behind Norway.
- The sports minister, Andrea Abodi, urged deep changes to the FIGC and the wider system that develops players after Italy missed a World Cup that now features 48 teams.
- The FIGC is weighing successors as reports cite names such as Antonio Conte, Roberto Mancini and Massimiliano Allegri, with some outlets speculating about Pep Guardiola.