Sarri leaves Lazio for second time by mutual consent

Sarri leaves Lazio for second time by mutual consentImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Maurizio Sarri spent one season at Chelsea in 2018-19, winning the Europa League with the Premier League clubByLorraine McKennaBBC Sport JournalistPublished1 minute agoLazio head coach Maurizio Sarri has left the Italian club by mutual consent after one year in charge.The 67-year-old former Chelsea manager returned for a second spell as Lazio boss last summer, after previously spending three years with the Serie A side from 2021 to 2024. But following a ninth-placed league finish this season and a 2-0 Coppa Italia final defeat by Inter Milan, Lazio confirmed they had parted ways with Naples-born Sarri. "S.S. Lazio announces that a mutual agreement has been reached to terminate the contracts of head coach Maurizio Sarri and his coaching staff," the statement read. The club also posted a video on X with the caption: "Thank you for everything, Commander." Sarri first joined Lazio in June 2021 and led them to second place in the 2022-23 season, which was their best league finish since winning the title in 1999-2000.However, he resigned a less than year later after Lazio suffered a fifth defeat in six games in all competitions.Italian media reports say Sarri will soon take over at Atalanta, whose current coach is Raffaele Palladino, while former Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso is the favourite to replace Sarri at Lazio. Related topicsFootballItalian Serie AEuropean FootballLazioMore on this storyListen to the latest Football Daily podcastAttributionSounds