According to Corriere della Sera, Gabriele Gravina relieved Luciano Spalletti from his duties on Saturday, saying that it was ‘impossible to continue like this’ as the coach was criticised ‘for

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.

The news comes after Italy lost 3-0 to Norway on Friday in the first match of their World Cup qualifying campaign.