Andrea Pirlo is the main name on Italy’s Sunday sports front pages, but the expected move that would put him in charge of the national team appears to have slowed. Reports suggest the process has run into problems tied to concerns raised around the Fonbet issue, with attention also falling on the wider background of the case.
The newspaper review points to fresh scrutiny from Italian media, including discussion of alleged Russian-linked shadows around the situation. While the full details remain unclear from the available reports, the tone indicates that Pirlo’s path to the Italy bench is no longer as straightforward as it first appeared.
The coverage also says FIGC president Gabriele Gravina is central to the latest developments, as the federation weighs how to proceed. Rather than a formal coronation, the story has shifted toward caution, with the appointment now framed as uncertain until the controversy is clarified.
Elsewhere in the same round of front-page stories, Spalletti is linked with a move involving Randal Kolo Muani. That subplot adds another major talking point to the day’s Italian football headlines, but Pirlo’s stalled Italy talks remain the dominant story.
