The papers read that it was the apocalypse on the morning of 14th November; Italy had failed to reach the World Cup finals for the first time since 1958. It is a great national shame and a great shame for the football traditionalists. The question at hand is who will replace manager Gian Piero and we take a look at five of the options.
2Max Allegri
The Juventus boss is on a hot streak at the moment having won three league titles and three Coppa Italia during his time in Turin. He even won the Serie A with AC Milan in 2010/11 season. Like Ancelotti, he is a proven winner who will bring success wherever he goes.
Having won these titles with Juventus, he might be looking for a new challenge in the near future, but you do feel he will hold out for that illustrious Champions League trophy having failed in the final twice. If the IFF are willing to hold out until the end of the season, then a call to Allegri would not be the worst thing in the world.
