Gennaro Gattuso has been confirmed as the new head coach of the Italian national team. The Azzurri have opted to hire their former midfielder following the departure of Luciano Spalletti earlier this month. Italy suffered a shock defeat to Norway at the start of the international break, hastening Spalletti's exit after two years on the job.

The Italy National Team have replaced Luciano Spalletti with Gennaro Gattuso as the new manager. An update from Fabrizio Romano confirmed the managerial agreement between Gennaro Gattuso and the

Italy are set to appoint their former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso as new head coach to replace the recently sacked Luciano Spalletti, Gianluigi Buffon said.