Italy to appoint Gattuso as coach, Buffon confirms

Italy are acceptable to name their erstwhile midfielder Gennaro Gattuso arsenic caller caput manager to regenerate the precocious sacked Luciano Spalletti, Gianluigi Buffon, caput of delegation with the Italian shot federation (FIGC), said connected Saturday.

"We person worked, we are present waiting for the last details," Buffon, speaking astatine the Under-21 European Championship, told Italy's authorities broadcaster RAI erstwhile asked to corroborate that Gattuso would beryllium announced arsenic the caller coach.

"The president and the full federation person had immoderate engaged days but I deliberation that successful the extremity we made the champion choice."

Spalletti's sacking came aft little than 2 years successful the job, taking complaint for the last clip successful the 2-0 triumph implicit Moldova the time aft helium announced his ain dismissal pursuing a 3-0 nonaccomplishment successful Norway successful Italy's opening World Cup qualifying game.

Gattuso, who made 73 appearances for Italy and was a subordinate of the 2006 World Cup winning squad, precocious near Croatian nine Hajduk Split by communal consent, aft a third-placed decorativeness successful the country's apical flight.