Ranieri stance on Italy and Roma jobs revealed after Spalletti decision | OneFootball

Sunday’s reports claim that Claudio Ranieri is inclined to stay on in his current role with Roma rather than becoming the new CT of the Italy national team following Luciano Spalletti’s announcement earlier in the day.

Spalletti has confirmed that he will be leaving his position as head coach of the Italy national team after the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Monday night.

The decision leaves the FIGC looking for a new coach to lead the squad into the 2026 World Cup, and through the qualification process, which has already become complicated after the 3-0 loss against Norway on Friday evening.

FLORENCE, ITALY – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Italy Luciano Spalletti speaks with the media during Italy press conference at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on October 07, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

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Where Ranieri stands with Roma and Italy after Spalletti departure

Ranieri took over from Ivan Juric as head coach of his beloved Roma in November.

The 73-year-old served on an interim basis until the end of the 2024-25 season, finished the campaign with the best form of any team in the division in the second half of the season, and ended one point outside of the Champions League positions.

TURIN, ITALY – MAY 25: Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of AS Roma looks on prior to the Serie A match between Torino and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 25, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Following the permanent appointment of Gian Piero Gasperini as head coach of the Giallorossi, the club have also recently confirmed that Ranieri will now serve as a ‘manager and advisor to the ownership’.

Ranieri’s new role was only officially confirmed on Saturday, which means that he is only one day into the job at the time of Spalletti’s departure from the Italy national team.

Despite that, Ranieri, along with Stefano Pioli, has been described as one of the frontrunners to take over from Spalletti as head coach of the Azzurri.

ROME, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: Roma Head coach, Claudio Ranieri looks on during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Monza at Stadio Olimpico on February 24, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

According to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio, however, Ranieri has already expressed his intention to stay on with Roma, despite previous approaches from the Italian federation.

That leaves Pioli as well as the alternative options such as Fabio Cannavaro, Daniele De Rossi and Gennaro Gattuso as the current options to take over from Spalletti.