Conte´s Italy appointment applauded

The Italian national team is in the right hands under Antonio Conte, with the immediate response to his appointment positive. World Cup winner Dino Zoff, Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella and Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic led the approval of Conte’s unveiling as the Italy coach.

 Conte signed with the Italian Football Federation on a deal taking him through to July 2016, with Zoff claiming Cesare Prandelli’s successor was the right selection. “Antonio has the right temperament and drive to raise the atmosphere after the disappointment of the World Cup,” Zoff told Itasportpress.

 “He’s the right man to lift the Azzurri colours to the top. He can transform the Nazionale from a frog to a prince. “I think he’ll need a little time, but in the long run Italy will become like Juve: solid, determined and a winning team.”