Mancini leaves Qatari club Al-Sadd, linked with return to Italian national team

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mancini-roberto/phNfFF8I/"]Mancini[/a], who ‌led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/hlKvieGH/"]Italy[/a] to their last ‌success by winning EURO 2020, had signed a contract with ‌the Qatari side until ⁠2027 ‌after an unsuccessful spell with the Saudi ​national team.[/p][p][b]Italian media report that Mancini is the ​favourite to coach Italy, with the four-time world champions seeking ⁠to ​regain momentum after failing to qualify for a third successive World Cup.[/b][/p][embed guid="6e553cba-9bdf-46a1-84c6-aa02969ffc81" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2065874231464694129" social-type="twitter" /][p]In April, Gennaro Gattuso ‌left the job of Italy coach after a World Cup qualifying defeat to Bosnia & Herzegovina and the team have since been led by Silvio Baldini, who stepped up from under-21 manager ‌to fill the gap.[/p][p]Despite winning ​the QSL, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-sadd/AkENgqwB/"]Al-Sadd[/a] ‌failed to reach the final four of the AFC Champions League Elite and lost in the Qatar Cup ⁠final.[/p]