Roberto Mancini LEAVES Italy job with immediate effect less than a year before Euro 2024 title defence

ROBERTO MANCINI has left his position as Italy national team boss.

The former Manchester City manager departs just ten months before Italy’s Euro defence is due to begin in Germany.

Mancini, 58, took charge of the Azzurri in 2018 following a spell with Zenit St Petersburg.

He subsequently guided them to Euro 2020 success in his first tournament in charge, beating England in the Wembley final.

Fortunes then reversed, however, with Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar despite being European champions.

Mancini twice guided Italy to the Nations League Finals – coming third in 2021 and 2023.

He oversaw the beginning of their Euro 2024 qualification campaign earlier this year – his side losing 2-1 at home to England before a 2-0 win in Malta.

A statement by the FIGC, shared by Italian reporter , read: “The Italian Football Federation announces that it has taken note of the resignation of Roberto Mancini from the position of coach of the Italian national team, received yesterday late in the evening.

“This concludes, therefore, a significant page in the history of the Azzurri, which began in May 2018 and ended with the 2023 Nations League Finals, and in between, the victory at Euro 2020, a triumph conquered by a group in which all the individuals knew how to become a team.

“Taking into account the important and close commitments for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers (10 and 12 September with North Macedonia and Ukraine), the FIGC will communicate the name of the new coach of the national team in the next few days.”

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Mancini famously oversaw a run of 37 matches undefeated as Italy boss.

His reign finishes with a record of 37 wins, 15 draws and nine defeats.

Italy are due to play England at Wembley on October 17.

In the meantime they will face North Macedonia, Ukraine and Malta.