National earthquake, everything has to be redone: Maldini and Leonardo also leave.
Conte and Mancini remain the names for the bench, Malagò will also have to identify a new technical direction
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Paolo Maldini and Leonardo 's 17-day tenure as Italy's national football team coach lasted.
The two communicated their decision to leave the Football Federation to the federal president Giovanni Malagò .
According to reports, Maldini and Leonardo – after the Pirlo option fell through due to the sponsorship deal with the Russian betting company Fonbet – tried to launch the name of Thiago Motta .
But when the president of the Italian Football Federation put Antonio Conte and Roberto Mancini's names back on the table, they announced their resignations . An inevitable decision, after the two leaders just three days ago outlined their plan to relaunch Italian football, a long-term project that also begins with the new coach.
So, everything has to be redone. Back to square one: Malagò will now have to choose a coach and a new technical direction to relaunch a movement that hasn't participated in the World Cup in 12 years.
(Unioneonline)
