Luciano Spalletti has explained that he didn’t want to carry on with ‘two more days of lies’, which is why he decided to announce his departure as head coach of the Italy national team before

Luciano Spalletti's last on the national team bench. After the embarrassment in Norway, this evening Italy takes the field at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia against Moldova for the second

Luciano Spalletti has been sacked from his role as Italy's coach, with the manager announcing the decision himself on Sunday, following their heavy loss to Norway, but he will take charge of Monday's game against Moldova.