Italy to be led by the under-21 boss in June friendlies | OneFootball

Without a head coach since the dismissal of Gennaro Gattuso, after the fiasco of missing out on the World Cup for the third straight edition, Italy will be led by the under-21 national team coach, Silvio Baldini, in the friendlies scheduled for June, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced this Friday (10).

The ‘Azzurra’ will face Luxembourg on June 3 and Greece four days later, in both cases away from home.

Silvio Baldini’s profile

Baldini is known for his unorthodox training methods. In October last year, for example, an image of the under-21 national team players training with an eyepatch to improve concentration went viral online.

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Crisis in the Italian Federation and possible coach

The FIGC, which has been without a president since Gabriele Gravina’s resignation, following the penalty-shootout loss to Bosnia in the European playoff for this year’s World Cup, will not appoint a new coach for the senior national team until the end of June, when Gravina’s successor will be elected.

According to the Italian press, current Napoli manager Antonio Conte is the leading candidate to take charge of the four-time world champion, a position he already held between 2014 and 2016.

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