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Italian Serie A club side Lazio have confirmed the appointment of Maurizio Sarri as their new manager.
Sarri, who led Chelsea to the 2019 Europa League title, has been out of work since being sacked by Juventus in August, despite guiding the Turin club to the Serie A title in his only season in charge of the old Lady.
He replaces Simone Inzaghi, who won three trophies in five years at Lazio, before moving to inter.
Lazio made the announcement with a tweet of a cigarette emoji, as the 62-year-old is famous for smoking on the touchline during games.
Sari started his coaching career in the early 2000s, managing low-level Italian clubs for the first decade, but did not reach Serie A until 2013-2014, at the age of 55, when he led Empoli to the top flight.
Since then he has managed Napoli, Chelsea, and Juventus – the latter two for just one season each.