Lazio use cigarette to announce Maurizio Sarri’s appointment

Football
By Robert Abong'o | Jun 09, 2021
Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri [Reuters, David Klein]

Italian football club Lazio have reportedly acquired the services former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri, who led Juventus to the Serie A title in the 2019/20 season has joined the Biancocelesti on a two-year contract.

Lazio, took to twitter on Wednesday morning to announce Sarri’s arrival and used a cryptic tweet, a cigarette emoji.

The club went on to tweet a picture of a tracksuit and a bank, hinting the 62-year-old, who is popular for smoking on the touchline is joining them.

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— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) June 9, 2021

Sarri was the head coach at Napoli for three years, before he left to join English side Chelsea in July 2018.

???? — S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) June 9, 2021

He coached at Chelsea for a season and went back to Italy, this time, to giants Juventus.

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