Rome, June 10 -- After an embarrassing defeat by Norway on Friday night in their opening World Cup qualifier, Italy are once again called upon to build on their ruins.
Having failed to qualify for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, the threat of missing out on a third consecutive World Cup led to the sacking of manager Luciano Spalletti.
Spalletti, hailed as the saviour when appointed in August 2023, paid the price as he announced his own sacking in the aftermath.
Now, after the outgoing Spalletti oversaw Monday's 2-0 win against Moldova, the search is on for a successor as they bid to rebuild a proud footballing nations from the ruins once more.
Is it really possible that a nation like Italy, winners of four World Cups, can fail to qualify fo...