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How Italy's chaotic search for new coach saw Roberto Mancini hired and cost Paolo Maldini his job originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Italy is one of the most successful and powerful nations in soccer history.
A four-time world champion, the Azzurri suffered the unthinkable humiliation of missing out on a place at the expanded 48-team World Cup in North America this summer.
Under then head coach Gennaro Gattuso, Italy were beaten home and away by an Erling Haaland-inspired Norway during qualification, plunging them into the UEFA playoff round. After labouring past Northern Ireland in the semifinals, Italy lost on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina after a 1-1 draw in Zenica where star defender Alessandro Bastoni was sent off.
Gattuso stood down as head coach after failing to reach the World Cup — Italy's third…
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