Luciano Spalletti has been sacked from his role as Italy's coach, with the manager announcing the decision himself on Sunday, following their heavy loss to Norway, but he will take charge of Monday's game against Moldova.

Italy are on the lookout for a new head coach after Luciano Spalletti's dramatic exit from the national team was confirmed on Sunday.

Luciano Spalletti has been sacked as Italy coach, but will oversee their World Cup qualifier with Moldova before leaving his post. Italy, who have not qualified for the World Cup since 2014, when they exited in the group stage, made a dreadful start to qualifying for the 2026 tournament on Friday.