Costakuta: No one is more suitable for leading this Italian team than Gatuso

August 8: Milan legend Costa Cuta recently interviewed by Italian "Republic", where he talked about the new Italian national team coach Gattuso and Bareci, who is fighting against a very serious disease.

"When I played in Milan, I found that some players have greater potential to be coaches, and Gatuso is one of them. He always desires to improve. Nesta and Pipo Inzaghi's positive performance surprised me. Their coaching career was excellent: I made wrong predictions about them."

"Can this Italy score in the 2026 World Cup? Opportunities must exist. No one is more suitable to lead this Italy than Gatuso in terms of leadership because he has the ability to build a strong team and convey the correct ideas. But players must find it again. The enthusiasm to turn around in the blue. The national team is unique to our generation, and it is not the case now. There are still people who are fully committed, but there are still some who refuse to play for the national team. I can't understand it."

"Have I contacted Baresi? It's hard for me to talk about it. Baresi is my big brother, my mentor. It's a tough time for him, but he's overcoming it. We're similar, and if I were in his position, I didn't want much attention around me. I learned this from him, too."