Italy Under-21 coach Silvio Baldini will take charge of the senior national team for next month’s friendly internationals. The appointment of Baldini as interim coach was announced on Friday, 10 days after Italy again failed to qualify for the World Cup. Italy’s penalty shootout loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina — which meant the four-time champion will miss a third consecutive World Cup — led to the resignations of Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina and coach Gennaro Gattuso.