Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Leonardo and Paolo Maldini, who worked together at AC Milan, lasted less than a month with Italy [Getty Images] They wanted Pep Guardiola. He turned them down.
They asked Carlo Ancelotti. He wasn't interested.
They turned to Andrea Pirlo. He was ruled out by their superiors.
Now, the men making the approaches have walked out on their own jobs.
Italy's search for a manager has ended with the hiring of Roberto Mancini , but only after descending into complete chaos and leading technical director to the Italian FA (FIGC) Paolo Maldini and special advisor Leonardo to quit after only 16 days.
"It was a calm and consensual decision to go our separate ways," Malago said of Maldini and Leonardo's exit on Tuesday.
"I needed someone who could share my vision of who would be the Italy coach. This shared vision on Mancini was not present with Maldini.
"Maldini and Leo were gentlemen, as…
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