July 28 (Reuters) - Former Italy ⁠manager Roberto Mancini is set for a second ⁠spell as national team coach, a source close ‌to the matter said on Tuesday.

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.

Italian ‌media reported that Football Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malago announced the appointment during a Federal Council ⁠meeting, saying: "Mancini is the coach."

The 61-year-old Mancini ​guided Italy to ‌the European Championship title in 2021.

He led Italy in ⁠58 matches ​during his first spell and at club level has managed Inter Milan, Fiorentina and Manchester City, where he spent ⁠three years and guided them to their ​first Premier League title in 2011-12.

Former FIGC technical director Paolo Maldini and adviser Leonardo resigned from their roles on ⁠Monday after their primary candidate for the Italy coach's position, Andrea Pirlo, had his appointment blocked due to his ties to a Russian betting firm.

Former Manchester City manager ​Pep Guardiola, who was the FIGC's ⁠first choice to take charge of the national team, turned ​down the job this month.

(Reporting ‌by Tommy Lund in Gdansk and ​Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bangalore , additional reporting by Elvira Pollina, editing by Ed Osmond)