Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura was fired Wednesday, two days after the Azzurri's failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Meanwhile, the refusal of Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio to resign was met with protest at a summit called to assess the failure.
Ventura leaves in disgrace, widely criticized for his tactical decisions that left Italy out of football's biggest competition for the first time in six decades.
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