Lazio names Maurizio Sarri as new Manager
The club announced the signing of the former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus coach with a tweet welcoming him to the Rome club. Italian media reported that the two sides agreed to a two-year deal earlier in the week. Former Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri is the new manager of Lazio. Sarri succeeds Simone Inzaghi, who left for Inter Milan after five years at Lazio
arri, who led Chelsea to the 2019 Europa League title, has been out of work since being sacked by Juventus in August, despite guiding the Turin club to the Serie A title in his only season in charge. He replaces Simone Inzaghi, who won three trophies in five years at Lazio before leaving for Inter Milan.
Lazio teased the announcement with a tweet of a cigarette emoji. Sarri, 62, is famous for smoking on the touchline during games. His career has been an interesting one, having been a banker as well as managing low-level Italian clubs for the first decade of his coaching career.
He quit his day job to focus on management in the early 2000s but did not reach Serie A until 2013-2014, at the age of 55, when he led Empoli to the top flight. Since then he has managed Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus - the latter two for just one season each.
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