The Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport revealed a new candidate for coaching the Italian national team.
The newspaper explained that the name of Thiago Motta has emerged on the table of the Italian Football Federation.
The newspaper pointed out that Motta's name could bring together Paolo Maldini, the technical director of the Italian Federation, and Leonardo, the technical advisor, on one side, and Giovanni Malago, president of the Italian Federation, on the other.
According to La Gazzetta, Maldini and Leonardo asked the president of the Italian Federation for explanations regarding the exclusion of Andrea Pirlo's name, and informed him of their readiness to resign from their positions.
At a time when Italian Sports Minister Andrea Abodi is seeking to repair relations and avoid a bad impression.
Maldini and Leonardo reject the appointment of Antonio Conte and Roberto Mancini, considering them far from the future vision of the national team.
The duo Maldini and Leonardo see in Motta a modern and forward-looking figure who can work with young players, is familiar with Italian football, and is capable of mending the rift between everyone.
Andrea Pirlo's name has distanced itself from coaching the Italian national team in recent hours due to his contract with a Russian betting company.
The position of technical director has remained vacant since Gennaro Gattuso's resignation following Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup this year.
The Azzurri national team has missed the tournament for the third consecutive time.
The Italian national team is in Group One of the UEFA Nations League, which includes France, Belgium, and Turkey.
The Italian national team begins its campaign in the tournament during the September and October international break with matches against Belgium then Turkey in September, followed by France and Turkey in October.
It concludes the group stage next November with matches against France and Belgium respectively.
