MOSCOW, 27 Aug – Former head coach of the Italian national football team Roberto Mancini led the team of Saudi Arabia, according to the page of the Asian team in the social network X (former Twitter social network).

Mancini has been working with the Italian national team since May 2018, which he led to victory at the European Championship in 2021. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) accepted Mancini’s resignation on 13 August. Five days later, Luciano Spalletti took over the post. Both specialists previously worked in the St. Petersburg “Zenith”.