Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 7: Italian head coach Roberto Mancini and Italian Genre Kaviari paused for cameras before a Dutch and Italian UEFA Nations League group stage match at the Johann Kluif Arena at Amsterdam on September 7, 2020 at Amsterdam, Amsterdam. (Photo: Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
Former Figc president Franco Carraro asked Gianluca Vialli to become Italian coach, regretting choosing Giovanni Trapattoni, revealing that he was suggesting doubt in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup editions.
The 85-year-old sat for a lengthy interview with Lagazzettadello Sports, including an analysis of the infamous 2006 Calciopoli scandal.
You can read the rest of his comments here.
Italy is victorious and fighting under Cararo
Cararo was at the helm of the Italian Football Federation to take part in the scandal. This also swirled with the accumulation of the 2006 World Cup victory in Germany.
“Some people wrote that despite Sepp Blatter’s disgust towards us, we were able to win that World Cup.
“But I think it’s difficult for a team to win the World Cup against you and win the FIFA president. The truth is that the quality of the players must be accompanied by intelligent sports politics, and I had Pierluigi Paileto on the UEFA Judgment Committee and Paolo Bergamo on the FIFA version.
“There are proverbs that can help you, help yourself, and God can help you too.”
Italian hostility proposals against Italy hit the fever pitch in previous tournaments. Italy crashed to host Korea in 16 rounds after the 2002 World Cup.
It was an infamous match, oddly hosted by Ecuador’s Byron Moreno. This includes two unauthorized goals, a scream of penalty and the Francesco Totti Redcard.
So, what happened?
“What happened was that we got it all wrong,” Cararo replied.
“Trapatni chose a training retreat that was too isolated, rather than a suitable coach for knockout football. I was responsible. I was the president of the Federation.”
Moreno’s notoriety grew up in later years after being stopped in Ecuador due to a very strange decision while seeking election to the Quito City Council, and was arrested in 2010 for smuggling New York heroin.
“Moreno certainly had an advantage with the home team. Corruption was said to be common in Korea, and then he had his own problems later on. If Christian Vieri put the ball in the net at the last moment, we wouldn’t even remember the name of the judge now,” Carraro argued.
Despite this, Trapattoni continued to helm until after the Euro 2004 fiasco, but the former president decided to seriously regret it.
“I have an extraordinary attachment to Viari. I am grateful to him because unlike many others, he was always quiet about our meeting in October 2002. After the terrible World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Trapatni started badly in Portugal’s Euro qualifying.
“When I spoke to Antonio Giraud, it was clear that Viali might be happy to be a coach in Italy. I went to see him in Turin. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it work. No one knew that.”
If Italy had struggled, they would not have dreamed that Nagioner would miss two World Cups and put a third in danger.
“I don’t want to think about that possibility either. I remember Gennaro Gattuso as an Azzurri player. He wasn’t a close friend of football, but his efforts were always 110%,” Carraro added.
“The problem with my view is that because football is entirely club-centric, teams play constantly and only have a few days of international obligations to create that alchemy.
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