Gennaro Gattuso has officially been appointed as the new coach of the Italy squad. ‘He is a symbol of Italian football,’ said FIGC President Gabriele Gravina.

The former Milan, Napoli, Valencia, Olympique Marseille and Hajduk Split tactician was a free agent after terminating his deal with the Croatian club by mutual consent, just one season into the tenure.

Italy had sacked CT Luciano Spalletti following the 3-0 defeat to Norway, which opened their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but kept him on to oversee the 2-0 victory against Moldova on Monday.

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