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Gattuso sacked as Napoli coach after failing to qualify for Champions League

Gennaro Gattuso, Victor Osimhen’s Napoli coach, has been sacked over his failure to qualify the club for the Champions League.

Before Sunday’s game, the Gli Azzurri were fourth on the Serie A table but were leapfrogged by Juventus who beat Bologna 4-1.

Napoli could only muster a 1-1 draw against Verona at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Aurelio De Laurentiis, the club’s president, announced Gattuso’s sack in a tweet on Sunday night.

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“Dear Rino, I am happy to have spent almost two seasons with you. Thanking you for your work, I wish you success wherever you go. A hug to your wife and children too,” De Laurentiis said.

The club also took to their official Twitter handle to confirm Gattuso’s exit.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup winner took over from Carlo Ancelotti in December 2019.

He led Napoli to glory in the Coppa Italia and a seventh-place finish in the Serie A last season.

Having been eliminated from the Europa League in the round of 32 and now missing out on next season’s UCL, the club decided not renew his contract.

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The 43-year-old gaffer won 46 out of 81 games.

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