Italy is once again staring into the soccer abyss after Saturday's humbling exit from Euro 2024 at the hands of Switzerland, with the defense of their continental title ending in embarrassing fashion.
A shockingly one-sided match in Berlin, where Italy won the 2006 World Cup, led to a dismal last-16 exit after Luciano Spalletti's side had scraped through the group stage by the skin of its teeth.
Saturday's limp defeat was one of the lowest points in the history of the four-time world champions and reigning kings of Europe, and the latest in a worryingly large number of recent humiliations, including missing out on the last two World Cups.