Gabriele Gravina, president of the Italian Football Federation, held an emergency meeting on Thursday, during which he tendered his resignation following the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Italy lost on penalties away to Bosnia and Herzegovina last Tuesday in the World Cup play-off final, failing to reach the World Cup for the third time in a row.
Following this failure, the Italian Football Federation and the Azzurri are preparing to make radical changes, starting with President Gravina, according to the website ‘Football Italia’.
Head coach Gennaro Gattuso is also expected to step down, as is team manager Gianluigi Buffon, who has been part of the Azzurri’s leadership since the summer of 2023.
The meeting was attended by the President of Serie A, Ezio Simonielli; the President of Serie B, Paolo Beden; the President of Serie C, Matteo Marani; the President of the Amateur League, Giancarlo Abiti; the President of the Players’ Union, Umberto Calcano; and the President of the Coaches’ Association, Renzo Olivieri.