Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time, confirmed on July 29, with Claudio Ranieri taking the role of technical director alongside him. Gennaro Gattuso left the head coach position in April after the Azzurri failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup. I will do my best for the national team and try to bring it back to where it deserves to be.” After leaving Italy, Mancini coached Saudi Arabia and Al-Sadd in Qatar before taking up the Azzurri role once more. Roberto Mancini celebrates with the Euro 2020 trophy.