FIGC Commissioner Roberto Fabbricini confirms Carlo Ancelotti “likes the idea of being Italy CT and we’ll know more by the end of April.”

The newspapers today were full of reports that the Federation had met with Ancelotti in Rome and were on the verge of securing his signature.

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The FIGC’s commissioner Roberto Fabbricini confirms talks with Carlo Ancelotti but “no-one is in pole”.

It was revealed this morning that the former Milan Coach had met with the Federation to discuss the Italy CT role, but it appears talks are not as advanced as suggested.

“Today in the newspapers a lot of space has been given to a meeting which I won’t say was incidental,” Fabbricini said on Radio Crc.

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Carlo Ancelotti is one step away from being confirmed as the new Italy CT, according to reports this morning.

The Azzurri have been without a permanent Coach since Giampiero Ventura’s sacking, with Luigi Di Biagio taking the team for the friendlies with Argentina and England.

A new man is set to be installed by May 20, and it was widely assumed that would be Zenit St Petersburg Coach Roberto Mancini.

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Gigi Buffon is expected to turn down the offer of a few months at Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores, according to reports.

The Juventus captain is 40 years old and his contract is due to expire in June, but he hasn’t yet announced his decision.

It’s widely reported he will hang up his gloves at the end of the season, but there are other options available to him.

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Marco Materazzi backs Roberto Mancini for Italy CT, as long as he can “prove he’s worth everything he’s done in his career”.

The Azzurri are still without a permanent Coach after Giampiero Ventura was sacked, and Mancio is the favourite to get the job.

“A World Cup without Italy? We’ll have to absorb it,” Materazzi told RMC Sport.

“We have to start again with a new CT.

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Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero says Gianluigi Buffon can help Italy to recover from the disappointment of missing out on the World Cup.

The goalkeeper is expected to retire at the end of the season, but his former teammate doesn’t think he should hang up the gloves just yet.

“Who can inspire Italy to get back the glory days? Buffon,” Del Piero said in an interview with the FDFC YouTube channel.

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Zenit St Petersburg are looking towards Sinisa Mihajlovic as a replacement if Roberto Mancini leaves to take the Italy job.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the Serbian tactician is the favourite to take over the Russian club for next season.

It’d be a natural progression, as Mihajlovic was teammates with Mancini, then his assistant manager at Inter.

Mihajlovic is currently out of work after he was fired by Serie A outfit Torino.

Mancini, on the other hand, is widely expected to be appointed CT of Italy on May 20.

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It’s reported Roberto Mancini could be on the bench when Italy take on Saudi Arabia on May 28.

It was announced today that the Azzurri will face the Middle-Eastern country for the first ever time, in St Gallen in Switzerland.

The FIGC is aiming to have a new CT by May 20, and SportMediaset is confident that man will be Zenit St Petersburg Coach Roberto Mancini.

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The FIGC has announced that Italy will play Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Switzerland on May 28.

The Azzurri have not qualified for this summer’s World Cup, but will play France on June 1 before a friendly with the Netherlands at Juventus Stadium on June 4.

Today the Federation has announced another friendly, with the national team to take on Saudi Arabia at the Kybunpark in St Gallen.

It will be the first time Italy and Saudi Arabia have ever met, and the first time the Azzurri have played in St Gallen.

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CONI President Giovanni Malagò is in favour of VAR in the Champions League, but warns the reaction to Gigi Buffon’s comments were “too partisan.”

The controversy over the last-gasp penalty awarded to Real Madrid in the quarter-final continues to rumble on, particularly with regards to the Juventus captain.

“I think his comments were evaluated in a manner that was too partisan, both on one side and the other,” said Italian Olympic Committee chief Malagò.

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