Last season, David de Gea stood rock solid as Fiorentina goalkeeper. One of Serie A’s best on the line, for the club this resulted in a strong 6th place and Conference League ticket. Almost three months into the new season, the enthusiasm is extinguished. On Tuesday, the coach, who led AC Milan to the Serie A title in the 2021/22 season and the semi-finals of the Champions League season, had to take his cap and go. Already on Friday, a new coach is in place.
Four points from ten games in Serie A, with six losses. This became the status of Piolo’s Fiorentina stay. However, the Italian coaching legend did not give up without a fight. Pioli refused to resign after the loss to Lecce and confirmed his position in a long phone call with Fiorentina directors hours after the latest defeat. Sources close to the matter say that Pioli showed openness to changing the terms of his current three-year contract with Fiorentina, but insisted that he would not resign.
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On Tuesday, the discussion was over, the club management confirms they have taken the coaching chair from Piolo. On Friday, Serie A presents the club that is rock bottom of the table they have brought in a rescuer.
It is the 53-year-old Paolo Vanoli who will be tasked with lifting De Gea and Fiorentina back to last season’s solid play. According to La Gazetta dello Sport, the former Torino coach (kept here for one year in the job) has been contracted until the end of the season with an option for a further season if he succeeds.
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Vanoli will be tested as early as Sunday against Genoa with new coach Danielle de Rossi.
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