G. Gattuso highlighted the importance of the match against Northern Ireland in his career.

2026-03-26 13:14 © Reuters

The head coach of the Italian national team, Gennaro Gattuso, did not hide that the fight for qualification to the World Cup will be the biggest challenge of his career:

"Today will be the most important match of my career.

But I am ready... I don't think about it if things go wrong. I want to think positively and give all my strength.”

"There is no comparison, not so much because of the pressure, but because of the responsibility that I have taken on my shoulders.”

The Italian national team missed the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Today, the "Azzurri” will face the Northern Ireland team.