Story bySerie A clubs and coaches don’t care about Italy national team, newspaper saysFootball ItaliaSun, January 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC·2 min readThere will be no Italy training camp taking place in February, just a month before a World Cup play-off semifinal against Northern Ireland, prompting Corriere della Sera to claim that Serie A clubs, coaches and even Italian TV networks don’t care about the Azzurri. Corriere della Sera has reported that Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso will have just two days available to prepare for a World Cup play-off semifinal in March 2026, as the FIGC and Lega Serie A could not agree on moving some domestic games in the first week of February, which would have given the Azzurri two extra days of work in February. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementItaly national team ‘ not a primary asset of our football system’BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Coach Gennaro Gattuso of Italy gesture during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/)The news came with a brief comment from journalist Alessandro Bocci.“The training camp won’t take place, but the real question is another,” wrote the journalist.“Who actually cares about the good of Italy, which cannot afford to fail its bid for a third consecutive World Cup? The national team is treated like a lesser child, not a primary asset of our football system. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement‘Everyone looks after their own little patch’BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Gennaro Gattuso, Head Coach of Italy during the National anthems prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy.
