Mancini returns as Italy coach with Ranieri as technical director

July 28 : Former Italy manager Roberto Mancini will return for a second spell as national team coach, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malago said on Tuesday, while Claudio Ranieri will take over as technical director.Mancini will replace Gennaro Gattuso, who left the post in April following a World Cup qualifying defeat by Bosnia and Herzegovina, the third time in a row the four-times world champions had failed to reach the global showpiece event.Malago announced the appointment during a Federal Council meeting."Mancini is the coach," he said before confirming the decision at a press conference. "I believed that the best person to become head coach was Roberto Mancini," Malago told reporters.The 61-year-old Mancini guided Italy to the European Championship title in 20