Nicknamed
il Professore (the Professor) because of his past teaching activity (he was a
pedagogy graduate), Scoglio never actually had a playing career. He started a managing career in 1972 in one of the
Reggina youth teams. He then went on coaching at amateur and Serie C levels in
Sicily and
Calabria (Gioiese,
Messina,
Acireale, Akragas). It was Scoglio who discovered the great potential of
Salvatore Schillaci, one of his players during Scoglio's second stint in Messina. However, Scoglio is most remembered for his time in
Genoa CFC, which was also the team for which he first coached. He achieved great success with his next clubs, being often fired before the end of the season. He is also known for having coached the national teams of
Tunisia and
Libya. Under his management,
Tunisia reached the semi-finals of the
2000 African Cup of Nations. His last coaching (and unsuccessful) experience was on 2002–2003 for
SSC Napoli. ==After retirement==