Juventus fires coach Sarri

TURIN: Juventus fired coach Maurizio Sarri on Saturday after his first season in charge ended with the team's Champions League exit. Despite winning the Italian title, Sarri paid the price for the round of 16 loss to Lyon. "The club would like to thank the coach for having written a new page in Juventus' history with the victory of the ninth-consecutive championship," Juventus said.

TURIN: Juventus fired coach Maurizio Sarri on Saturday after his first season in charge ended with the team's Champions League exit. Despite winning the Italian title, Sarri paid the price for the round-of-16 loss to Lyon on Friday. "The club would like to thank the coach for having written a new page in Juventus' history with the victory of the ninth consecutive championship, the culmination of a personal journey that led him to climb all the divisions of Italian football," the team said. Sarri also left Chelsea

last year after only one season in charge -- despite winning the Europa League with the London club. While he led Juventus to a recordextending ninth straight Serie A title, the Bianconeri never really adapted to his quick-passing style and lost four of 12 matches during the restart. According to media reports, potential replacements include former Juventus player and current Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, Lazio's Simone Inzaghi, former Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino and Massimiliano Allegri - who has been out of work since leaving Juventus a year ago after leading the team to five straight Italian titles.