As the new Serie A season begins, football analysts examines why Juventus replaced their title-winning manager Maurizio Sarri with club legend Andrea Pirlo, a man who has no coaching experience.
Juventus appointed their former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as manager following the sacking of Maurizio Sarri. The Italian champions acted swiftly as Sarri paid the price for their Champions League exit to Lyon on Friday, with Pirlo replacing him on a two-year contract.
Pirlo, who made 164 appearances for Juve between 2011 and 2015, was named as their under-23s manager only 10 days ago but the 41-year-old gets an immediate promotion.
The statement on his appointment read: “Today begins a new chapter of his career in the world of football. As it was said about a week ago: from Maestro to Mister.
‘From today he will be the coach for the Juventus people, as the club has decided to entrust him with the technical leadership of the first team, after having already selected him for Juventus Under-23.
‘Today’s choice is based on the belief Pirlo has what it takes to lead, from his debut on the bench, an expert and talented squad to pursue new successes.”
Sarri had led Juventus to the Serie A title in his first season at the club but the Champions League failure proved fatal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Lyon but Memphis Depay’s penalty was crucial to lead the French side to a surprise victory. Juve lost four of the 12 matches since the restart before their exit from Europe.
Following his sacking by Chelsea at the end of the 2018-19 season, the former ba nker Sarri succeeded Massimiliano Allegri in Turin and opened his reign with a 14-game unbeaten run in Serie A, a campaign that featured stronger challenges from Inter Milan and Lazio.
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