Napoli Sacks Coach Carlo Ancelotti Despite Champions League Qualification

Napoli has sacked Carlo Ancelotti after their Tuesday’s 4-O victory over Genk. This victory confirmed their spot in the knock-out stage of the UEFA champion’s league.

The Italian club in a statement confirmed that the position of the first-team coach has been revoked from their coach

“The friendship relationship, mutual and esteem respect between the club president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, and the former coach remains unbroken

Gennaro Gattuso, the former AC Milan coach who was fired last season is expected to replace the former Chelsea boss.

The coach started his coaching career at Reggiana in 1995 before heading to Parma a year later. The former Napoli boss has coached Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich.

He is also regarded as one of the top coaches in the world.