It used to be that the coach of Italy's soccer team was someone who had a long list of managerial achievements and was nearer to the end of a career than the start.

Marcello Lippi briefly commented on Gennaro Gattuso’s appointment as Italy head coach: ‘I am so happy for Rino, I’m sure he’ll do really well.’Gattuso and Lippi won the 2006 World Cup with

Italy are set to appoint their former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso as new head coach to replace the recently sacked Luciano Spalletti, Gianluigi Buffon said.