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Tavecchio hints Chelsea boss Conte could return as Italy coach
Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio has hinted that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would be his first choice to replace Gian Piero Ventura as the national team coach.
Conte left the job for Chelsea after Euro 2016, and after his replacement Ventura was sacked after Italy failed to reach the World Cup, the premier League winner has been tipped to return.
Speaking to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Tavecchio said: “We are seeking the best. [Massimiliano] Allegri, [Roberto] Mancini, [Carlo] Ancelotti….these are the names, I say getting warmer.
“And Conte? Fire.”
Allegri is with Juventus and has said he wants to be Italy boss one day but “not at this moment”.
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Mancini is at Russian side, Zenit St Petersburg and said last week that he is “happy at Zenit and in St Petersburg, so I am not thinking about the Nazionale.”
Only Carlo Ancelotti is available after being sacked by Bayern Munich, but he is keeping his options open.
Speaking further, Tavecchio blamed Ventura for the Azzurri’s failure to reach a World Cup for the first time in 60years.
“It is all the fault of Ventura, he chose the staff, he has done all of it. We as a federation have never interfered.”
Conte’s extended contract at Chelsea is due to run out in 2019, but the Italian Federation cannot afford to wait that long to name Ventura’s successor.
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