BREAKING NEWS: Juventus Sack Manager, Maurizio Sarri

Juventus have sacked Maurizio Sarri after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon on Friday evening.

Sarri came into the round-of-16 second leg under growing pressure over his tactics, style of play and his relationships with individual players, despite recently winning the Serie A title, Juve’s ninth in succession.

Lyon came into the game with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg back in February, and a controversial first-half penalty gave the Frech side a crucial away goal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juve battled back into contention, but it was not enough and the were knocked out on away goals.

Earlier this week the 61-year-old Sarri insisted it would be foolish for Juve’s board to judge his future on one game, and he reiterated the point after the match.

“My words were not difficult to interpret. I don’t think directors of a top level will make a decision based on one match. They are going to evaluate the whole season. I find this kind of question offensive, but not towards me, it’s offensive towards the directors. I have a contract, I’ll respect it and I don’t expect anything.”

More details soon…