Juventus have sacked manager, Maurizio #Sarri hours after crashing out of the UEFA Champions League on Friday night.
The Old Lady beat French side Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 on Friday night courtesy of two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo but crashed out on away-goal rule.
After the held by Bianconeri hierarchy on Saturday morning, the club has decided to relieve the 61-year-old’s of his duty after the disappointing outing.
Juventus has confirmed this on the club’s twitter handle:
Official | Maurizio Sarri relieved of his duties.
Official | Maurizio Sarri relieved of his duties.https://t.co/39vYyBXaqo pic.twitter.com/k2dxnmkokT
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) August 8, 2020
Juventus further confirmed the sack on its website:
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.
