Roberto Mancini could not bear to see his side lose their penalty shoot-out to South Korea in the Asian Cup.<br /><br />The former Manchester City manager was hoping to send his side through to the quarter-finals of the tournament.<br /><br />After a nail-biting game finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, there was again high drama in a penalty shoot-out.<br /><br />Jurgen Klinsmann's South Korea national team was, meanwhile, hoping to end a 64-year Asian Cup title drought.<br /><br />After Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo saved penalties from Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb, it appeared Mancini had seen enough.<br /><br />The former Italian national team coach could be seen walking down the tunnel in an apparent show of frustration. <br /><br />Asked after the game why he left, Mancini said: 'South Korea had two chances to seal the win in the last two kicks, so I left.'<br /><br />In August, Mancini made the shock announcement that he was going to 'make history' as Saudi Arabia's coach just weeks after resigning from the Italy role.<br /><br />Reports in Italy claim Mancini has signed a contract worth €25m (£21m) annually.<br /><br />Mancini has signed a contract until 2027, the year Saudi Arabia hosts the Asian Cup.<br /><br />Mancini resigned as Italy manager on August 13 after five years in charge of the Azzurri, with former Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti revealed as his replacement.<br /><br />During his time as Italy boss Mancini won Euro 2020 and also finished in third place in the Nations League on two occasions.<br /><br />Mancini, however, failed to lead Italy to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
