The president of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, resigned today after the Squadra Azzurra were knocked out of the World Cup play-off by Bosnia on penalties on Tuesday.
“Gravina resigned, as everyone expected, so she behaved properly“, coach Fabio Capello commented.
Gigi Buffon has also left and the coach Rino Gatusso is expected to make a similar gesture.
“Handing in my resignation one minute after the end of the match against Bosnia was an urgent act, one that came from the bottom of my soul. As spontaneous as the tears and pain in my heart that I know I share with all of you. I was asked to wait for everyone to think about things.
Now that President Gravina has chosen to retire, I feel free to do what I feel is a responsible act, because despite my sincere belief that I have built so much in terms of team spirit and team spirit with Rino Gattuso and all my collaborators, in the very short time available to the national team, the main objective has been to bring Italy back to the World Cup. And I didn’t make it.
It is only right that I leave those who come after me the freedom to choose the person they think is most suitable to fill my role“, said the former great goalkeeper, who had the role of head of the Italian delegation.
