Barzagli, after the no to Juve chooses Italy: he goes to Mancini's staff

The federation announces the ct at the head of the "club project" with Bollini deputy. Nunziata at U21 and Lombardo at U20

Many changes in the structure of the Italian National Football, between those who go out and those who are moved to Under 21 and Under 20. Of the four assistants of the head Roberto Mancini, only Fausto Salsano was confirmed, who is joined by the fresh European Champion Under 19 Alberto Bollini, with the role of deputy, the 2006 World Champion Andrea Barzagli, who will take care in particular of the defensive phase, and the returning Antonio Gagliardi, with the role of tactical specialist in the field. Barzagli then returns to the National after just under six years. His last presence with the Italy jersey dates back to November 13, 2017, in Italy-Sweden, the sad epilogue of the race to the 2018 World Cup.

In addition, the FIGC, at the end of today's meeting of the federal council, announced that Mancini will coordinate the entire blue sector, from the senior national team, to the Under 21 and 20, defining the new set-up of the men's national teams. Mancini will directly take care of the selection and technical activity of the National Teams. "We give life to a new phase of Club Italia, it is an evolution and not a revolution because we start again with new ideas, but also from some fixed points of our technical project," said the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina.

Italy: in Nunziata the Under21, in Lombardy the Under20

Massimo Battara ( Goalkeeper Preparer) and Simone Scanavino (Athletic Trainers) have been confirmed, while Valter Di Salvo will continue to direct the Club Italia Performance Area. He greets the blue Chicco Evani, Mauro Sandreani also leaves the technical cadres while Giulio Nuciari leaves the role on the field and goes on to compose the team of observers with Venturin. Carmine Nunziata is instead the new coach of the Under 21 while Attilio Lombardo, with Francesco Antonioli coach of the goalkeepers, will lead the Under 20 national team. Bernardo Corradi, finally, was promoted from the U17 to the 19.