The Polish national team has a terrible period behind it. It began at the World Championships in Qatar, it was not better at Euro 2024, in addition we were falling from the division and the League of Nations, and now it is not known whether we will win the promotion to the World Cup in 2026. Equally nightmare time is experiencing the Italian team, which did not even go to Qatar, and at last year's European Championships in a weak style fell in the 1/8 finals. A punch was the last defeat with Norway (0: 3), which had painful effects.
Here is a new Italian national team selector. “Is a symbol of Italian football”
Luciano Spalletti said goodbye to the function of the coach on June 10. His successor could be Claudio Ranieri, whose federation asked for a position, but he refused. The situation got complicated, especially since Italy is threatened with a lack of promotion to the third World Cup in a row. It wasn't until Sunday that a new coach was announced.
It became Gennaro Gattuso, who a few days ago after nearly a year he parted with Hajduk Split. The official presentation of the trainer will take place on Thursday, June 19. “Gattuso is a symbol of Italian football. The representative shirt is like his second skin. His motivation, professionalism and experience will be fundamental in undertaking subsequent challenges. He knows how important goals are set before him. Thank you for his readiness and help in the development of our projects and Italian football” – summed up the president of the local federation Gabriele Gravina.
He was satisfied with this choice. “We had several really intense days. I think we finally made the best possible choice,” he said, quoted by Calciomercato.com
“La Gazzetta Dello Sport” revealed “what will the team of Gattus will look like”. “Three -person defense. A place for young players and leaders: Donnarumma, Tonali and Barella” – they were passed. For a trainer, this will be by far the biggest challenge in his career, because so far he has only been led by clubs such as AC Milan, SSC Napoli or Olympique Marseille.
The Italian team will play another match in El. World Cup 2026 in less than three months. On September 5, he will take Estonia at his own stadium. Three days later he will face it away with Israel. At the moment, he ranks second in the group's table and with three points.