The second person in the round of 18! Saudi Arabia fired Mancini, with a penalty of 30 million, and only won the national football team after 4 rounds

On the evening of October 17, Beijing time, a report from the well-known Saudi media Medina newspaper reported that Italy coach Mancini has been fired by the Saudi Football Association, and the news is about to be officially announced. Mancini also became the second manager to be sacked during the Round of 18 after former Oman boss Shirhavi.

According to the outlet, Mancini is no longer fit to be the head coach of the national team due to the decline in the Saudi men's national team's performance in the round of 18. It is reported that Mancini's termination fee is as high as 30 million euros, equivalent to 120 million Saudi riyals. The Saudi Football Federation is looking into the selection of suitable replacements, and they have multiple options for coaches.

As a famous coach who led the Italy men's football team to the European Championship, after stepping down as Italy men's football coach, Mancini left Europe to take up the coaching whip of the Saudi men's football team in July 2023, when the two sides signed a contract until 2027.

In 15 months, Mancini led the team to a mediocre record of 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats in 18 games, and at the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, Saudi Arabia had a poor record and stopped in the round of 16 (3-5 Korea on penalties). At present, in the first 4 rounds of the round of 18, the Saudi men's football team only defeated the Chinese men's football team 2-1 away from home, and after 4 rounds, 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss accumulated 5 points, ranking 3rd in the group.

After being held to a draw by Oman in the last round, Mancini scolded Saudi fans, causing public anger in Saudi Arabia, which was also the trigger for his eventual dismissal.