Juventus sacks Maurizio Sarri after Champions League loss

Juventus Football Club, colloquially known as Juventus and Juve ha sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri a day after being knocked out of the Champions League in the last-16 stage to Lyon, according to Sky in Italy.

The former Chelsea and Napoli boss only took charge of Juventus in June last year, signing a three-year contract at the time, and led the side to a ninth consecutive Serie A title last month.

Maurizio Sarri is an Italian professional football manager who most recently managed Serie A club Juventus. He did not play football professionally, taking part as an amateur centre back and coach while working as a banker. In 2005, he had his first Serie B job at Pescara