The President of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, resigned at the hour of the emergency meeting on Thursday. The decision was the legacy of the final disaster of the national team: Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, having lost the final of the play-off to Bosnia and.

In this manner, Squadra Azzurra will miss the World Cup in the future - after failures in 2018 and 2022. The disastrous result threatens Italian football's preparation for drastic changes. According to the Dzherel, Gravina’s display is just the first step until it’s completely re-introduced.

It turns out that after the president, the head coach of the national team Gennaro Gattuso, as well as the legendary Gianluigi Buffon, who served as the team manager since the summer of 2023, will lose their positions..

An emergency meeting was held with the participation of key figures in Italian football. Among those present were the president of Serie A Ezio Simonelli, the president of Serie B Paolo Beden, the student of Serie C Matteo Marani, the head of the Amateur League Giancarlo Abiti, as well as the presidents of the trade union of Gravians and associations.

Gabriele Gravina has embraced Italian football since the beginning of 2018. His cadence will be remembered by the triumph at Euro 2020, while this success is overshadowed by failures in the selection for two World Championships (2022 and 2026). During the very hours of his career, the national team was favored by Luciano Spalletti (2023 votes) and Gennaro Gattuso (2025)..

The forward Minister of Sports of Italy, Andrea Abody, sharply commented on the situation and clearly highlighted the need for drastic actions:.

“It is obvious that Italian football will require support, and this process may arise from the renewal of the Italian Football Federation's structure.”.

Now, before the new crisis, there is a difficult task - to find a way out of the worst crisis in the current history of the Italian parliament.