Federico Pastorello instead released a statement on his Instagram page ‘wishing the best of luck’ for current CT Dragan Skocic.
It read: “With relation to the news appeared on the media worldwide in the last days about alleged contacts between our agency PP Sport Management and the Iranian Federation, on behalf of Sstramaccioni - who reconfirms his deep affection for the Iranian people, to whom he will always be bounded - I wish to express the absolute respect for the work and the role covered by the current Iranian technical chief, to whom Andrea wishes the best of luck in achieving all professional conquests with the national team.”
Besides working in Iran and his native Italy, the 44-year-old has also managed Greek side Panathinakos and Czech club Sparta Prague.