Giovanni Malagò's Revolution in Italian Football

Giovanni Malagò has been handed the keys to Italian football – and he has wasted no time in plotting a revolution.

Elected as the new FIGC President with almost 69% of the votes, Malagò walks into office with a clear, unforgiving mandate: rebuild the national team, restore belief in the Azzurri shirt, and sketch out a future that looks nothing like the recent past.

This is not a gentle handover. It is a reset.

Malagò’s Mission: Rebuild Italy

The task in front of him is stark. Italy’s national side needs structure, identity, and a plan that goes beyond the next qualifying campaign. Malagò’s early agenda underlines that urgency.

At the top of the list: appoint a new head coach and a technical director who can reshape the sporting project from the inside. These are not ceremonial roles in the current climate. They will define the direction of the Azzurri for years.

Malagò, already a prominent figure as President of the Organising Committee for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, now carries a second, equally heavy responsibility. The spotlight has shifted from the mountains to Coverciano.

And one name refuses to leave the conversation.

Maldini Back in Azzurri Colours?

According to Gazzetta and Corriere della Sera, Paolo Maldini has already been contacted about a potential role as Italy’s technical director.

The idea alone carries weight. Maldini is not just a former defender. He is a symbol. A legendary captain, a reference point for professionalism and longevity, and more recently a high-level football executive after his spell in AC Milan’s hierarchy.

His possible arrival would send a clear message: Italy want a football mind steeped in elite experience, someone who understands both the dressing room and the boardroom.

The role of technical director would place Maldini at the heart of the project – shaping philosophy, guiding long-term strategy, and working in tandem with the new head coach. It is the kind of appointment that can change the temperature around a national team overnight.

No official confirmation has arrived yet, but the fact he has been contacted already signals how quickly Malagò intends to move.

A New Era Taking Shape

Malagò’s presidency begins with a promise of reconstruction rather than continuity. Confidence in the national setup has to be rebuilt from the ground up, and the early names linked to the project underline the ambition.

Rebuild the squad. Rebuild the culture. Rebuild the trust of a country that still expects its national team to behave like a superpower.

If Malagò can pair his new head coach with a figure of Maldini’s stature in the technical director’s office, Italy’s next chapter will not lack authority. The question now is simple: who else will join this new axis of power, and how quickly can they turn a bold vision into a winning team?