Roberto Mancini -until now the soccer coach of his country, Italy- reached a final agreement with the Soccer Association of Saudi Arabia to direct the Arab team for the next three years, according to Saudi sports media Arriyadiyah. The appointment of Mancini.
“The Saudi Football Association has reached a definitive agreement to sign a three-year contract with the Italian Roberto Mancini to train the Saudi national team,” the outlet announced on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
The newspaper said that the signing is “official”, although at the moment the official channels of the federation have not decided on the matter.
The news comes hours after the Italian Football Federation announced that Mancini He resigned from his position as national coach and is looking for a new coach with less than a year to go before Euro 2024 starts.
Manciniwho did not explain the reasons for his resignation, made the decision after remaining in office at a critical moment in the history of Italian football, when he did not qualify for Qatar World Cup 2022 despite being the reigning European champions, in what will be the second consecutive World Cup without the presence of the ‘azzurra’.
Roberto Mancini he left the ‘azzurro’ bench after 61 games, with a total record of 39 wins, 13 draws and 9 losses.
The inclusion of the Italian at the head of the Arab group will take place five months after his predecessor, the French. Herve Renardterminated her contract with the Saudi federation to take the reins of the France women’s soccer team, which was eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday in a penalty shootout against Australia
Source: La Verdad
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