Udinese, Cioffi sacked: Fabio Cannavaro arrives. He got it right…

Fabio Cannavaro coach of Udinese after the dismissal of Gabriele Cioffi

The defeat of Verona (1-0) was fatal for Cioffi: Udinese decided to sack Gabriele Cioffi trying to give a boost to the team that risks relegation to Serie B (currently third from last, equal to Frosinone but one game less). Cioffi took over from Andrea Sottil on the tenth matchday, in 23 championship games he scored 4 victories (beating Milan and Juventus away), 10 draws and 9 defeats.

In the last few hours the names of Leonardo Semplici, Andrea Stramaccioni, Edoardo Reja. But in the end she prevailed Fabio Cannavarocaptain of the 2006 World Champion national team. He signed for him until the end of the season and then tried to earn confirmation for next season.

Udinese's path in the race for salvation is full of pitfalls: Thursday the final minutes of injury time at home against Roma then Sunday at Bologna, then at home against Napoli, away against Lecce, at home against Empoli and finally the last day of the championship in Frosinone.

Udinese, Cioffi sacked. The official press release

“Udinese Calcio announces that it has relieved Gabriele Cioffi from the role of head coach of the first team. Thanks to the coach for the professionalism demonstrated and the work carried out during these months, and best wishes to him for the rest of his career. The Club also thanks its collaborators Cristiano Bacci and Gilberto Ribeiro Andrade for their commitment. Communications on the new technical leadership of the team will follow.”