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Roberto Mancini could not bear to see his team lose the penalty shootout to South Korea in the Asian Cup.
The former Manchester City manager hoped to send his side through to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
After a nerve-wracking match ended 1-1 at the end of extra time, there was again a lot of drama in a penalty shoot-out.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s South Korea national team, meanwhile, were hoping to end their 64-year Asian Cup title drought.
After Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo saved penalties from Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb, it looked like Mancini had seen enough.
Roberto Mancini hoped to send his team through to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup
The exciting match ended 1-1 at the end of extra time and they were sent to a penalty shoot-out
The former Italy coach walked through the tunnel clearly frustrated.
In August, Mancini made the shock announcement that he would ‘make history’ as Saudi Arabia coach, just weeks after resigning from the Italy role.
Reports in Italy claim that Mancini has signed a contract worth €25m (£21m) per year.
Mancini has signed a contract until 2027, the year in which Saudi Arabia hosts the Asian Cup.
Mancini couldn’t watch South Korea’s winning penalty against Saudi Arabia
Mancini resigned as Italy manager on August 13 after five years in charge of the Azzurri, with former Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti unveiled as his replacement.
During his time as Italy boss, Mancini won the 2020 European Championship and also finished third in the Nations League twice.
However, Mancini failed to lead Italy to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.