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Former Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso announced as Lazio manager

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Former Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso, ⁠who left the national team after they ‌failed to qualify for the World ‌Cup, has joined ‌Lazio as manager, the Serie ‌A club said on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] ‌parted ways with manager Maurizio Sarri in May ‌after finishing ninth in ⁠the ‌Italian top flight and losing the ​Italian Cup final to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a].[/p][p]"[b]The club ​warmly welcomes its new manager and is confident ⁠that his ​experience, professionalism and determination will help the club achieve its sporting objectives[/b]," Lazio ‌said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="82d08c00-264f-49f5-a1d4-d8013a668e21" url="https://x.com/OfficialSSLazio/status/2069394826643005899" social-type="twitter" /][p]Gattuso, 48, previously led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] to the Italian Cup title in 2020.[/p][p]Italy are yet to appoint a permanent manager since Gattuso's departure, with Silvio Baldini the ‌caretaker coach since April.[/p][p]Media ​reports have linked Roberto ‌Mancini, who led Italy to the European Championship in 2020, with a return to the national team.[/p]

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