Italy have finally managed to find a replacement for the sacked Luciano Spalletti, with former AC Milan boss Gennaro Gattuso set to take charge.

Luciano Spalletti was fired by Italy, but might not be out of work for long, because he has received a huge €18m per season offer from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, where he’d replace Stefano

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Three Italy legends are being eyed for the national team, after Luciano Spalletti's sacking and facing Claudio Ranieri and Stefano Pioli rejections.

Italy claimed a 2-0 win over Moldova in Luciano Spalletti's final game as the men's national team coach. Spalletti said at a news conference on Sunday that Monday's World Cup qualifier would be his last match in charge.

Italy team manager Gigi Buffon insists being open and honest with Luciano Spalletti over his sacking was a form of ‘respect and maximum transparency,’ but now the players must ‘give a

Luciano Spalletti has been offered huge wages by Al-Nassr to replace current coach Stefano Pioli, who is set to leave Saudi Arabia to join Fiorentina.

Italy defeated Moldova 2-0 in last night's World Cup qualifier, which marked Spalletti 's final game in charge after his dismissal by FIGC president Gabriele Gravina on Saturday. “The crowd showed us such warmth, and we should’ve fired them up a bit more,” Spalletti said afterwards.