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Original Title: Fabio Capello slams Italy failure: "Nobody resigns here, and that is the most worrying thing. The first person who should take responsibility is the president of the federation, along with the entire management team.”
Visibly affected, Capello did not hide his indignation at a situation he described as “unacceptable” for a team with the history and prestige of Italy. “I haven’t been able to sleep all night, I still can’t believe what has happened,” confessed the former coach, reflecting the deep emotional impact that this new elimination has caused.
“We are talking about a national team that has won the World Cup four times, this is a sporting tragedy, a disgrace. It is one of the worst things that has happened to Italian football in its recent history.”
“Experts must be brought in, analyze what is happening and start a reconstruction from the ground up. The problem is not only one of results, it is structural,” he explained, stressing the importance of investing in the development of youth soccer.
Despite the hard blow, Capello wanted to leave a message of hope for the future: “It will be very difficult to get up from this, but I trust that it will serve to start a real renewal. Italy needs to reinvent itself.”
Italy’s absence from the World Cup is a blow to a country where soccer is almost a religion. “Italy is in mourning. For such a soccer-mad country, to be left out for the third time is very hard to take,”