BEVERLY HILLS, August 08, (THEWILL) – Serie A giant, Juventus, has announced the sack of coach Maurizio Sarri following the club’s Champions League elimination against Lyon.
Sarri was at the helm for just one year, helping the club to win their ninth consecutive Serie A title but was short on the Champions League trophy.
“Juventus Football Club announces that Maurizio Sarri has been relieved of his post as coach of the First Team.
“The club would like to thank the coach for having written a new page in Juventus’ history with the victory of the ninth-consecutive championship, the culmination of a personal journey that led him to climb all the divisions of Italian football,” a Juventus statement said Saturday.
Sarri departs the team with a record of 34 wins in 51 competitive matches, eight draws and nine defeats. Their tally of 83 points in Serie A this season was the lowest of their nine-season run of titles. Juventus also lost the Italian Super Cup to Lazio and the Coppa Italia final to Napoli.
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“If I wasn’t devastated by not qualifying, I’d be happy with the performance,” Sarri said after Juventus’ defeat to Lyon.
“I actually expected less from us; I think we played a great game. We fell behind to a penalty kick that could have made us lose our heads and we had three chances when we were 2-1 ahead.”
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