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This resignation was hanging over his head. Winning only four league games since his arrival at the end of October, Gabriele Cioffi was in the hot seat with Udinese. And this Monday, the ax fell: the 48-year-old coach was dismissed by the management of the current seventeenth in Serie A. The Friuli club is tied on points with Frosinone, first relegation, and was lost this Friday against Hellas Verona (0-1).
To succeed him, the club chose Fabio Cannavaro. The former defender, Ballon d’Or in 2006, has not coached since the end of his adventure with Benevento in 2023. An arrival on the Udinese bench which was made official this Monday. On the other side of the Alps, it is claimed that the former Guangzhou FC coach will already be on the Udinese bench to finish the match against Daniele de Rossi’s Roma this Thursday. As a reminder, the meeting against the Giallorossi was interrupted following Evan Ndicka’s discomfort.
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