FIGC Commissioner Roberto Fabbricini said there might not be a new Italy Coach “before the game against France in June. We must seek the best.”
The Azzurri take on Argentina in tonight’s friendly in Manchester under interim boss Gigi Di Biagio, as a permanent replacement for Gian Piero Ventura has not yet been found.
“Di Biagio is incredibly calm and motivated,” Fabbricini told RMC Sport.
FIGC Commissioner Roberto Fabbricini said there might not be a new Italy Coach “before the game against France in June. We must seek the best.”
The Azzurri take on Argentina in tonight’s friendly in Manchester under interim boss Gigi Di Biagio, as a permanent replacement for Gian Piero Ventura has not yet been found.
“Di Biagio is incredibly calm and motivated,” Fabbricini told RMC Sport.
“He is a real professional. We have not discussed anything about his future. We’ll talk about it, we’ve been thinking about our choices for two months, but the people we are monitoring all have contractual obligations at the moment.
“This requires calm, we are not ruling anyone out, the choice will be good and carefully thought out. People appreciate Italian Coaches abroad even more than our players.
“We never even considered the idea of a foreign Coach. The CT of the Nazionale has to be Italian.”
Alessandro Costacurta said that a new tactician should be announced before the end of the season in May, but Fabbricini has other ideas.
“Our deadline is before the start of next season. I don’t know if we’ll have a Coach in place before the game against France in June. It’ll depend on what we see in the next two matches.
“Without taking anything away from those who are working right now, the Nazionale is the heritage of Italian football and we must seek the best.
“If the best emerges from these games, then good, otherwise we’ll think about other objectives. I want there to be a sense of belonging.”
The candidates are believed to be Di Biagio, Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte and Roberto Mancini.