The earthquake caused by the elimination of the Squadra Azzurra in World 2026 dams against Bosnia and Herzegovina led to a cascading resignation at the top of Italian football. Three days after the fiasco, the breeder Gennaro Gattuso threw the sponge on Friday, April 3, 2026, following in the footsteps of the Federation President (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, and the head of delegation, Gianluigi Buffon. Despite a flattering statistical record of 85.7% of victories in nine months, the former Calabria midfielder failed in his sacred mission: bringing Italy back to the World Cup, a competition she hasn't played since 2014.
This triple resignation marks the end of a brutal cycle and leaves the Nazionale orphan of its historical cadres at the dawn of a reconstruction that promises to be painful. « The heavy heart »Gattuso sealed his departure by an amicable agreement with a now headless Federation. As the country mourns a third absence following the world meeting, Italy's football must now be a new guide able to heal a wound that seems never to want to close.
