Coach Luciano Spalletti's position is in serious jeopardy. A number of Italian players could be expelled from the national team after the humiliating defeat to Switzerland in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
Italy's 0-2 defeat and the way they lost drew a lot of criticism. The Daily Mail described Luciano Spalletti's team as looking cowardly and naked when facing the well-oiled Swiss machine.
Without midfielder Riccardo Calafiori due to suspension, Italy easily conceded. Striker Gianluca Scamacca did not score in 19/20 recent matches at international tournaments.
According to Gazetta dello Sport, only one player can stay in the national team, the other players will soon be eliminated. This newspaper gave a lot of praise to captain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, calling Scamacca and Federico Chiesa two harmless players of the Azzurri.
In addition, the possibility of Spalletti being fired is quite high. The former Napoli head coach took on the role last year after helping the club win the Serie A championship. His contract runs until 2026. However, a weak defeat at Euro 2024 increases the risk of being fired.
Gazetta dello Sport commented that Spalletti completely failed. Not only this newspaper, the world's media are fed up with the Azzurri. La Repubblica called the team “one of the ugliest national teams of recent times” and “the Azzurri are unwatchable”, while Corriere della Serra said Italy were terrible. La Stampa declared that Italy had been “humiliated”.