Spalletti: Gattuso will take Italy to the World Cup, my exit hurts | OneFootball

Luciano Spalletti is speaking again about his farewell to the national team bench, an experience that, in his words, will remain a open wound forever. Interviewed on the program #Nonsolomercato on Rai 2, the former coach retraced the stages of his blue adventure, taking full responsibility for the missing results.

Italy, Spalletti: “Gattuso will take Italy to the World Cup. My farewell? A wound that will never pass”

A bitter balance 🙅‍♂️ “Unfortunately, what happened does not pass and will never pass. I am a man who acts based on feelings, not interests. With the national team, I felt the sensation of being in paradise, but I was not able to give anything. I disappointed expectations and I take all the responsibility” - Spalletti declared.

The technician highlighted how the Federation supported him and how the choices on the call-ups were exclusively his, but he admitted that he was not able to influence the growth of the team.

“Nothing slips away from me, everything consumes me” - he added.

Trust in Gattuso 🙌 Despite personal bitterness, Spalletti expressed great confidence in the new coach, Gennaro Gattuso:

“He will call up most of my same players and I am sure he will take Italy to the World Cup qualification. We have known each other for a long time and we appreciate each other. He called me: we are similar, passionate and very dedicated to work.”

Look at Serie A 🏟️ Spalletti then shifted his attention to the league that is now at the door, identifying the traditional big teams as the favorites for the scudetto:

“Napoli, Inter, Milan and Juve are the most equipped, but I hope that Roma and Lazio can also enter the fight. I am happy with the return of Sarri and Allegri, I appreciate them a lot. I am curious to see Gasperini away from Bergamo, in an important square like Rome. Napoli has solid bases and the company has worked very well: for me it is the favorite.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.