Overview
- Malagò won the FIGC presidency on Monday, June 22, 2026, with about 68.6 percent of the vote over Giancarlo Abete.
- He replaces Gabriele Gravina, who resigned after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third straight tournament following the March play-off loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The national coach post is vacant after Gennaro Gattuso's exit and the brief interim spell by Silvio Baldini for two early-June friendlies.
- Italian media and Malagò have named Roberto Mancini as a widely discussed but unconfirmed candidate, while Malagò has not yet held public talks with him.
- Malagò brings two decades of high-level sports management experience, including leading CONI from 2013–2025 and helping organise Milan‑Cortina 2026, and his ability to professionalize the federation will be tested by the coach appointment and Euro 2032 preparations.