In Italy, the race for the head of the Federation has been reduced to a two-way race between Giovanni Malago and Giancarlo Abete. Up to this point, only these two figures have presented their official candidacy for the post of president, which will be open until May 13. Albertini, Maldini, Del Piero and Baggio could enter the race at a later stage. While waiting to find out who will be the new president of the Federation, the media in Italy have started another race, that of finding out who will be the new coach of the national team.

La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that this is expected to be a two-way race between Allegri and Conte. Recently, Allegri left the race with an official statement emphasizing that he feels good at Milan, but this statement does not convince the Italian media: "Allegri challenges Conte, duel for Italy", was the main headline of La Gazzetta.

In any case, for both Allegri and Conte, any discussion will take place at the end of this season. Both coaches and their respective clubs are in the race to secure a Champions League place, only after they have secured that objective can they discuss their futures.

Il Mattino reveals that a one-on-one meeting between Conte and De Laurentiis is scheduled for the end of this season, where his future will surely be the topic once again. In the past, Conte has proven that it is very difficult to stay at the helm of a team for 3 years, having only done so with Juventus. Unlike Allegri, Conte has never hidden his desire to return to the helm of Italy once again.