National team, Gattuso on the starting line: with him also Cesare Prandelli

A third World Cup without Italy would be a catastrophe for the Azzurri top management, and the 3-0 defeat to Norway, which cost Luciano Spalletti his job, sounded like a huge alarm siren. This is how the FIGC has almost defined the new structure of the National team after several surveys. Barring any last-minute changes, Gennaro Gattuso should be on the bench, 'accompanied' by Cesare Prandelli, who should take care of the Italy of the future. Barzagli and Bonucci should be added to the brand-new staff in Buffon. A strong stamp to try to bring out the team spirit of the National team, which has faded and then lost in recent times.

In Via Allegri, work is being done hard to find the word 'end' to the search for the new coach after the leads that led to Ranieri (remaining at Roma), Pioli (destined for Fiorentina), Cannavaro, Mancini and De Rossi have been definitively abandoned. In all likelihood, the 'white smoke' will be at the beginning of the week, when the entire technical team will be presented and not just the chosen one: Gennaro Gattuso.

Among the 'big' teams in world football, no champion has ever been out for three competitions at the World Cup and this is the first objective for the Azzurri, the one that will decide the contract of the future coach. A one-year agreement that can then be extended based on the results.

Cesare Prandelli in 2022 (getty)