Lazio say goodbye to Maurizio Sarri for a second time

[p]The 67-year-old veteran ended ‌his second stint with ‌the capital club after one ‌season, which concluded with a Coppa Italia final ‌defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] ⁠and ‌a ninth-place finish in Serie ​A.[/p][p]His brief return contrasted sharply with Sarri's ​initial three-year tenure from 2021 to 2024, during ⁠which ​he had guided the side to a runners-up finish in the league in ‌2023 before leaving due to family matters.[/p][image alt="Lazio finished a disappointing ninth in Serie A" id="c5f3a7f4-47ec-4403-868f-11cf134a52b8" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ece43ca9-74fa-43bd-8721-27b364319597" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Italian media reports said that Sarri will take over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a] in the near future, while former Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso is set ‌to take charge at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]​Lazio[/a].[/p][p]The change comes days ‌after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] parted company with manager Massimiliano Allegri, a day after the Serie A season ⁠ended.[/p][p][i][b]More to follow.[/b][/i][/p]