Overview

• Luciano Spalletti was dismissed as Italy coach on June 11 after the national team’s 3-0 loss to Norway.
• On the same day, Ilary Blasi posted an Instagram Story dancing to Mia Martini’s “Piccolo uomo” accompanied by laughing emojis.
• The song choice references her 2016 remark calling Spalletti a “piccolo uomo” over his handling of Francesco Totti at Roma.
• Spalletti had previously addressed her insult in his biography and even gifted Totti a copy of the single at his 40th birthday.
• The exchange marks the latest flare-up in a feud that originated during Spalletti’s tenure at Roma and has persisted over the years.