European Giants Who Have Super Eagles Star Sack Their Coach After Failing To Secure Spot In UCL
- Gennaro Gattuso has been sacked at Italian Serie A club Napoli
- This is because of his failure to help the side qualify for Champions League
- Napoli finished fifth on the table and will play in the Europa League next season
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After 18 months of being in charge of Italian Serie A giants Napoli, AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso has been ordered by the club's chiefs to leave his position as the head coach.
This comes after the club's failure to qualify for next season's Champions League on the final day of the League season as they were forced to a draw at home by Verona.
Napoli only needed a win at home on Sunday, May 23, which would have helped them finish among the top four, but they were unable to get the victory to the disappointment of their fans.
The hosts failed to score in the first half and they had to wait until the 61st minute before netting the first goal through Amir Rrahmani.
Five minutes later, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen would have doubled the lead for Napoli, but his shot was parried away for a corner by goalkeeper Alessandro Berardi who replaced first choice Ivor.
Verona got their equalizer in the 69th minute through Marco Davide Faraoni who got a fine assist from Koray Guenter.
Napoli tried all their best looking for the winning goal, but they were unable to get it in front of their fans as the match ended 1-1.
They eventually finished fifth on the final standings and will play in the Europa League next season.
According to the statement made by Napoli, they thanked Gennaro Gattuso and wished him well in his coaching career.
Daily Mail also reported that the Chairman of Napoli Aurelio de Laurentiis confirmed that Gennaro Gattuso has been ordered to leave the club.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Juventus players had to wait a little more on the pitch to confirm their place in next season's Champions League after defeating Bologna by 4-1 in the final game of the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo was not featured in the match but the Portuguese striker was among Juve players monitoring the result between Napoli and Verona which finished in a 1-1 draw.
Federico Chiesa opened the for the scoring Bianconeri while Alvaro Morata scored a brace and Adrien Rabiot was also among the scorers.
The former champions started the game on a positive note after Chiesa was at the right place at the right time to tuck home a rebounded shot from Morata to make it 1-0.
Source: Legit.ng
