Under-21 manager Silvio ‌Baldini to manage Italy in June friendlies after Gatustoo

Reuters

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Italy, who missed out on ⁠the World Cup finals for the third consecutive ‌time, will return to action ‌for two friendlies in ‌June, with Under-21 coach Silvio ‌Baldini taking charge of the ‌team for the fixtures against Luxembourg and Greece, ‌the Italian Football Federation ⁠said ‌on Friday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/hlKvieGH/"]Italy[/a]’s failure to qualify for this year's World Cup in North America resulted in Italian Football Federation President Gabriele Gravina resigning ⁠amid political pressure and the country's former goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon stepping down as the team’s ‌delegation chief. Head coach Gennaro Gattuso also left his position.[/p][embed guid="6dcdb455-ad61-4f82-8e31-f6f40a309e66" url="https://x.com/Azzurri_En/status/2042576029210845277" social-type="twitter" /][p]Italy face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/luxembourg/2cnFSaNj/"]Luxembourg[/a] away on June 3 before taking on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/greece/COuk57Ci/"]Greece[/a] on June 7 in Crete.[/p][p]The team will begin their campaign ‌in the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League ‌in September, where they are in Group 1 of League A with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a].[/p]

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