World Cup
Mancini decided not to resign, he remains on the bench of the Italy national team
The shock defeat to North Macedonia and ban from the World Cup weren’t enough to bring a move to the Italian bench. Roberto Mancini spoke to the association’s people and decided to stay.
Last Thursday’s defeat to North Macedonia at Renzo Barbera, which ended with a goal in the 92nd minute, brought severe shocks to the Italian football edifice, but they failed to tear it down to allow it to enter the rebuilding process.
The first 24 hours after the shocking exit from the World Cup Finals brought to the surface reports of Roberto Mancini having thoughts of retiring despite having a contract with Squadra Azura until 2026, along with several names of his successors, but the scripts are now in the drawer .
According to the latest reports from the neighboring country, the European Champion spoke to the Azuri with the people of the Federation and when he saw their willingness to keep him, he changed his mind and announced that he would only remain in his thoughts and never officially submit.
“Mancini stays and does not leave as a loser”, reports the Gazzetta dello Sport, with Corriere dello Sport emphasizing this “Mancini lives and changes”, and Stampa to emphasize that “Mancini is staying, at least for the time being.”
He will certainly give further answers to the future of “Mancio” in his country’s national team during the friendly against Turkey on Tuesday (29 March). Sportmediaset website says the veteran coach wants to lead his team into the final at Wembley on June 1, where European champions Italy will take on South American champions Argentina.
It is even pointed out that after the great game against Albiceleste, the Italian national team will play four games in the Nations League, in a row against Germany (4/6), Hungary (7/6), England (11/6) .and again with Germany (14/6).
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.