With exaggeration, Italy have always sucked in all Military matters from the 19th century onwards.
Their military engagements during WW1 and WW2 are 80%+ complete failures.
Luigi Cadorna was a real life Zapp Branigan who would send forces on foot in straight lines against heavily fortied mountain defenses, then when they got mowed down by machine guns, would blame the failure on the cowardly soldiers not being loyal or determined enough.
So he would reduce rations and send them out again.... and again... 14 times in a row for 14 failures.
Their military stratergy never adapted to modern warfare and the notion that the enemy is as advanced or more advanced than you.
They would put people in positions in charge of military matters who are there as political favors for people in power. Then dress down or fire actual experts or veterans for questioning them.
It's not purely that cut and dry obviously but as a generalization compared to the UK, Germany, Japan, The US etc, Italy did not know what it was doing.