Galeazzo Bignami, leader in the chamber of deputies of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, wrote. on X that Gravina “must resign,” adding that, “Italian football needs to be reformed, and his resignation is important.”
Four-time world champions Italy lost their play-off on penalties against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday night.
His most recent appearance at the World Cup was in 2014, when the team did not make it out of the group stage; then failed to qualify for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. Last time Azzurri He actually won the playoff match on the big stage of football before the first iPhone was released.
The brother of the Italian MP Salvatore Caiata added during Wednesday’s Parliament session that Gravina “stole the dream from our youth,” by allowing problems in Italy’s favorite sport to emerge over the past three years.
But not all MPs agreed with the demand to resign.
“You can ask for Gravina’s title, but don’t avoid the responsibilities you have,” Green-Left Alliance MP Marco Grimaldi replied, implying that the government’s lack of action on sports plans is one of the main reasons contributing to the current poor state of Italian football.
Mauro Berruto of the Democratic party agreed, claiming the government should focus on investigating “the reasons that brought a hole in Italian football.”
The matter was the first item on the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday morning.
