“He agreed to an extremely difficult challenge. I especially liked his words: if he manages to lead the team to the World Cup, it will be great, and if not, he is ready to leave the country for a long time.
Rino was as frank as possible: he is perfectly aware of what he is getting into. And he found the courage to accept this position, because there is no more responsible job in football than managing such a large national team as Italy. The expectations are huge, because the pressure that accompanies the World Cup or the Euros cannot be compared with anything,” said Shevchenko.
Earlier, the president of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) Andriy Shevchenko assessed the chances of the Italian national team in the 2026 World Cup qualification playoffs, which failed to make it to the World Cup, as it took second place in its group.
Source: sport.ua