Lapadula has a new coach: Claudio Ranieri will lead Cagliari in Serie B

Bombshell. Cagliari announced to Claudio Ranieri as the new coach to face Serie B. The experienced strategist will once again put on the Italian outfit and lead the Peruvian Gianluca Lapadula.

Cagliari statement

“Cagliari Calcio is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Claudio Ranieri, who will assume the technical direction of the first team from January 1, 2023: the coach has signed a contract that binds him to the rossoblù club until 30 June 2025.

Román, born in 1951, Ranieri became Cagliari’s coach in 1988, after experiences with Vigor Lamezia and Campania Puteolana. It is the beginning of an extraordinary adventure that will go down in history. At the head of rossoblù he opens a cycle: in addition to winning the Italian Cup in Serie C, he is the architect of a double consecutive promotion from C to A and after a fairy tale salvation in the top flight. A glorious ride that fans of Sardinia will remember forever.

Leaving the island in 1991, he established himself on the benches of Naples and Fiorentina. Viola, with him in charge from 1993 to 1997, won an Italian Cup, an Italian Super Cup and reached the Cup Winners’ Cup semifinal, surrendering to Ronaldo’s Barcelona. On June 26, 1999 he won the Copa del Rey with Valencia, his first trophy away from home.

After Atlético de Madrid, in September 2000 he landed in England at the helm of Chelsea, where he reached the semifinals of the Champions League in 2004. That same year, again at the helm of Valencia, he won the European Super Cup. .

In 2007 he returned to Italy: first Parma, with whom he achieved a sensational salvation in Serie A; then the relaunch of Juventus and then Roma, where he was close to the Scudetto in 2010, adding 80 points in the standings.

Inter, Monaco and the Greek team will then be on their way, before their definitive consecration among the sports giants: a feat that happens again from an island, this time the British one. On July 13, 2015, he signed an agreement with Leicester City: they left with the declared objective of staying in the top flight, on April 10, 2016, the “Foxes” were proclaimed champions of England and Ranieri became Claudio “King”. for all.

Nantes, Fulham, Rome again, Sampdoria and finally Watford. Now the return to rossoblù, where it all began, to write together a new chapter in history.

Welcome back sir, nice to hug you again!”

Gianluca Lapadula in Cagliari

Since he arrived in Cagliari, Gianluca Lapadula He has played a total of 19 games (in all competitions) and scored seven goals.