Former Italian international Filippo Inzaghi was dismissed on Sunday by Salernitana, two days after a heavy 3-1 home defeat for the bottom of the Italian championship, which he had been training since mid-October, against another poorly ranked team. , Empoli.
“Salernitana announces that it has relieved Filippo Inzaghi of his duties as first team coach. The club thanks him for his dedication and wishes him the best for the rest of his career,” she said in a brief press release.
The Salerno club, which is last with 13 points, six points from 17th place synonymous with maintenance, immediately appointed Fabio Liverani as coach, without giving details on the duration of his contract. A former Italian international, Liverani, 47, has notably coached Genoa, Lecce, Parma and Cagliari.
Under the direction of “Superpippo” who succeeded the Portuguese Paulo Sousa, Salernitana only won two matches out of sixteen in the league, for ten defeats and four draws, or ten points collected in five months.
“I am very disappointed. Our supporters and our leaders deserved another match (…) I am primarily responsible for this result,” he admitted on Friday after the defeat against Empoli. Inzaghi, 50, will therefore not cross paths with his younger brother Simone, who manages Inter Milan, championship leader and Salernitana’s next opponent.
Although he collected trophies (three Italian championship titles, two Champions Leagues, 2006 World Cup) during his playing career, the former scorer for Juventus Turin (1997-2001) and AC Milan (2001-12) has not enjoyed the same success since he embarked on a coaching career.
During his three previous experiences in the Italian elite, he only stayed one season at the head of AC Milan (10th, 2014-15), was sacked during the 2018-19 season by Bologna and experienced relegation with Benevento in 2020-21.
