Journalist Ivan Zazzaroni, speaking via his Instagram profile, commented on the dismissal of Luciano Spalletti from the Italian national team bench. The director of Corriere dello Sport speculates that the former Azzurri coach could now arrive in Turin to lead Juventus. Here are his statements:
“Today we witnessed something grotesque: Spalletti`s press conference left me truly perplexed, almost embarrassed. A national team coach who declares he`s been sacked *before* a match… I ask myself: what happened? Why not afterwards? Why wasn`t he informed after the match? Or perhaps he was informed and told to announce it after the match. We are in a truly absurd situation; the national team has become a small team now, even in terms of image. As for the federal president`s decision, I believe it`s shared by most Italians. Because up until this morning, everyone wanted a change, and the change has happened, albeit traumatically. We`ll see who arrives next.”
“Sacked by Gravina. On the bench tomorrow, then goodbye. Juve has solved their coach problem.”