Massimiliano Allegri is headed back to Juventus for a second tenure as manager and replace fired coach Andrea Pirlo, the Italian Serie A club announced Friday.
May 28 (UPI) — Massimiliano Allegri is headed back to Juventus for a second tenure as manager and replace fired coach Andrea Pirlo, the Italian Serie A club announced Friday. «Allegri finds a bench he knows very well, a club he loves and loves him, to start a new journey together today, toward new goals,» Juventus said in a news release. Juventus announced Allegri’s hire just hours after it announced Pirlo’s departure. Pirlo spent just one season as manager. «Thank you, Andrea,» Juventus said. «These are the first words that all of us need to say at the end of this special experience together.» Juventus hired Pirlo at the start of the 2020-21 season. He replaced Maurizio Sarri, who joined the team in 2019 and was fired in August. Pirlo led Juventus to 23 wins, six losses and nine draws in 2020-21.
