Luciano Spalletti has been sacked from his role as Italy's coach, the manager said on Sunday, following their heavy loss to Norway, but will take charge of Monday's game against Moldova. Spalletti made the announcement at a press conference after Norway stunned Italy with a 3-0 win on Friday,

Norway takes on Italy at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on Friday, June 6. Kickoff is set for 8:45 p.m. CET local time in Norway, making it a 7:45 p.m. BST start in the UK, a 2:45 p.m. ET or 11:45 a.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 4:45 a.m. AEST start on Saturday morning in Australia.

Luciano Spalletti is stepping down as Italy's coach following the heavy 3-0 defeat against Norway. Luciano Spalletti 's adventure on the Italian bench has come to an end. A few days before their important World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Monday, rumours of the coach's resignation were becoming more and more insistent.