Alberto Zaccheroni (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto dzakkeˈroni]; born 1 April 1953, in Meldola, Emilia-Romagna) is an Italian football manager, currently in charge of the Japan national team, which he led to the final victory in the most recent Asian Cup.

He is best known for having managed a number of top clubs in Serie A, and won a scudetto with A.C. Milan on 1999. He is renowned also for his unconventional and trademark 3–4–3 tactical system

Zaccheroni's playing career was cut short by injury, and he became a manager at the relatively young age of 30 with amateurs Cesenatico. His managerial career took off during the 1997–98 season with Udinese, guiding them to third place in the league and qualification for the UEFA Cup.

Zaccheroni's impressive results at Udinese attracted the attention of Italian giants A.C. Milan, who appointed him as manager after the San Siro club had endured two miserable seasons. Fellow Udinese key players Oliver Bierhoff and Thomas Helveg also joined him in Milan. Zaccheroni delivered instantly, as Milan won the league in the 1998–99 season, pipping Lazio and Fiorentina to the title. The following season was less successful for Zaccheroni as Milan exited the UEFA Champions League early, and although finishing 3rd in Serie A, they were never really in the running for the title. The 2000–01 season was even worse for Zaccheroni as Milan, again, struggled in the Champions League and failed to beat Paris Saint-Germain. This led AC Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi to sack Zaccheroni and replace him with caretaker manager Cesare Maldini in the spring of 2001.

Marco Delvecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko delˈvɛkkjo]; sometimes erroneously spelled Del Vecchio; born April 7, 1973 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian retired footballer. He spent the most of his career at AS Roma where he is still remembered for his ease in scoring against the rivals of SS Lazio in the Derby della Capitale. Currently he collaborates with a Roman private radio as football-opinionist.

He was a versatile forward being able to play in midfield. His main attributes were his aerial ability, finishing and positioning skills. He was also a good passer and dribbler.

Prior to joining Roma in 1995, Delvecchio played for Internazionale (1992 and 1994–95), Venezia (1992–93), and Udinese (1993–94). His career reached a high when he was a star at Roma and when he won the Scudetto with Roma in 2001. He played one season for Brescia in 2004–05, and was then bought by Parma. In 2006, Parma released him and he went on to join Ascoli on a free transfer.

On 10 May 2007, Delvecchio and Ascoli mutually agreed to terminate his contract following a combination of a knee injury and Ascoli's relegation to Serie B, the latter following a 1–0 loss to Torino three days earlier. He scored twice in ten appearances for the club.

Emiliano Mondonico (born on March 9, 1947 in Rivolta d'Adda) is an Italian football manager.

A former player with only two Serie A seasons (both with Torino) in his career, Mondonico had a much more successful career as a manager. After two years as youth coach with Cremonese, he became the team's head coach in 1981, guiding the club into promotion to the top flight in 1984. Another promotion followed in 1988 with Atalanta, another former team of him as a player, which then he successfully guided to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89.

In 1990 he joined Torino, guiding them to fifth place and to a historic UEFA Cup final in 1991–92, then lost to AFC Ajax in a controversial game that became famous for Mondonico clearly lifting up a chair into the air in a sign of protest against the referee. In 1993, he led Torino to victory in Coppa Italia, in which they defeated Roma on the away goals rule after the two teams tied at 5–5 in the two-legged final.

In the first leg, Torino won 3-0 at home, thanks to an own goal by Silvano Benedetti, and a goal apiece by defenders Sandro Cois and Daniele Fortunato. In the second leg, Roma won 5-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Giuseppe Giannini, and goals from Ruggiero Rizzitelli and Siniša Mihajlović. However, two goals by Andrea Silenzi were enough to give Torino their fifth Coppa Italia title.