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Luciano Spalletti slams FIGC choices, calls for fresh direction for Italy
After Italy's 2-0 friendly win over France in Nice, coach Luciano Spalletti said Paolo Maldini was the "new" the national team needed, likening the lack of change to trying to update an old phone without success. He criticized the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for keeping the same approach and warned that the team risked slipping in the Nations League.
Spalletti also denounced the recent turmoil at the FIGC, including the reversal of Andrea Pirlo’s appointment, the resignations of Paolo Maldini and Leonardo, and the appointment of Roberto Mancini as head coach with Claudio Ranieri as technical director. He cautioned that finishing fourth in the Nations League could force Italy into a relegation playoff.
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Claudio Ranieri · Italian Football Federation (FIGC) · Luciano Spalletti · Paolo Maldini · Roberto Mancini
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Italy won a friendly match 2-0 against France in Nice. www.fcinternews.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Paolo Maldini and Leonardo resigned from the FIGC. www.sportal.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Spalletti warned that Italy could face relegation in the Nations League if they finish fourth. www.sportal.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Andrea Pirlo was briefly appointed as Italy coach before the decision was reversed. www.sportal.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Claudio Ranieri was appointed as technical director of the FIGC. www.sportal.it
- [● 2 SOURCES] Luciano Spalletti said Paolo Maldini represented the new needed for the Italy national team. www.fcinternews.it · www.sportal.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Spalletti criticized the FIGC's decision to appoint Roberto Mancini as Italy's head coach. www.sportal.it
- [● 2 SOURCES] Spalletti compared updating the national team to updating a phone, saying they kept the old phone. www.fcinternews.it · www.sportal.it