Pirlo Appointed as Coach of Sampdoria in Serie B

Sampdoria, competing in the Italian Serie B, announced today, Tuesday, the appointment of Andrea Pirlo, former midfielder for Milan and Juventus, as the new coach of the team for a duration of two years. Pirlo, who won the World Cup as a player with Italy in 2006, spent one year at the helm of Juventus in the 2020-2021 season after briefly coaching the under-23 team at the club. Juventus sacked Pirlo in May 2021 after he led them to wins in the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana, but the team only finished fourth in the league. Following this, he took charge of Fatih Karagümrük, a competitor in the Turkish top flight, in June 2022. The 44-year-old coach left his post in May after Fatih Karagümrük, which was promoted in 2020, finished seventh in the Turkish league for the 2022-2023 season. Sampdoria will play in Serie B next season after being relegated from Serie A. They finished at the bottom of the Serie A table in the 2022-2023 season, winning only three matches and losing 25.