On Sunday afternoon, Chelsea and Juventus simultaneously announced that coach Maurizio Sarri will leave England and return to his native Italy to coach Juventus.
The 60-year-old manager made the jump to the Premier League for the 2018-19 season and completed a successful campaign with the London Club, finishing third in the league and winning the UEFA Europa League competition.
At the end of the season, however, due to media pressure and criticism, combined with a desire to go back home, Sarri informed the club of his desire to return to his native country to coach.
On Sunday, that wish was officially granted.
The veteran coach has Serie A experience with Empoli and Napoli, but will now make the leap to the league’s eight-time defending champions and one of the favorites to lift the Champions League trophy next season.
At Juventus, Sarri will inherit one of the most talented rosters in the world of soccer, with a star-studded squad that includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala, and Moises Kean. He takes the job with an understanding, however, that he will be under immense pressure to win at the Turin club.
Sarri will look to lead the Old Lady to a ninth consecutive league title in the 2019-20 season, and he’ll look to aim high and take home the Champions League with Juventus for the first time since 1996.
