Maurizio Sarri
Italian football manager
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| March 12 2024 | Sarri resigned as head coach of Lazio after leading the club to the UEFA Champions League knockout phase in his third season. |
| March 2023 | Named Serie A Coach of the Month for March |
| June 2 2022 | Sarri's contract with Lazio was extended for two more years, keeping him at the club until 2025. |
| August 21 2021 | Sarri made his debut as Lazio's head coach, winning 3-1 against Empoli in a league match. |
| June 9 2021 | Lazio announced Maurizio Sarri's appointment on a two-year contract after his one-year sabbatical. |
| August 8 2020 | Sarri was sacked by Juventus one day after the club's elimination from the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League round of 16 by Lyon. |
| July 26 2020 | Juventus won their ninth consecutive Serie A title with a 2–0 victory over Sampdoria, marking Sarri's first major trophy in Italian football. |
| June 17 2020 | Juventus lost 4–2 on penalties to Napoli in the Coppa Italia Final after a 0–0 draw in regular time. |
| 2019 | Won the Serie A title in his first season with Juventus. |
| December 22 2019 | Juventus participated in the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana, losing 1–3 against Lazio at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh. |
| August 2019 | Sarri was treated for pneumonia and missed the first two matches of the 2019–20 season against Parma and Napoli. |
| June 16 2019 | Juventus announced the signing of Maurizio Sarri on a three-year contract. |
| May 29 2019 | Won his first major trophy as a manager, defeating Arsenal 4–1 in the UEFA Europa League Final in Baku, completing an undefeated Europa League campaign. |
| February 2019 | Experienced a high-profile conflict during the EFL Cup Final against Manchester City, where goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted, leading to a dramatic sideline confrontation. |
| 2018 | During his first press conference with Chelsea, Sarri publicly acknowledged and expressed regret for his previous controversial incidents, emphasizing that he is not homophobic, sexist, or racist. |
| 2018 | Won the UEFA Europa League with Chelsea Football Club |
| 2018 | RB Leipzig created a special smoking section in their stadium's locker-room area during a UEFA Europa League match, specifically to accommodate Maurizio Sarri's heavy smoking habit. |
| November 24 2018 | Suffered his first Premier League defeat after remaining unbeaten in his first 12 league fixtures, losing 3–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. |
| August 5 2018 | Lost his first competitive game as Chelsea manager, the Community Shield 2–0 to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. |
| July 14 2018 | Sarri was appointed head coach of Chelsea, replacing Antonio Conte. |
| May 23 2018 | Sarri was replaced as Napoli's head coach by Carlo Ancelotti after finishing second in Serie A. |
| March 2018 | Faced media criticism for allegedly making sexist comments during a post-match interview with female reporter Titti Improta, for which he later apologized, claiming he was joking. |
| 2017 | Won the Enzo Bearzot Award, recognizing his contributions to Italian football |
| 2017 | Dries Mertens was repositioned centrally, scoring 28 goals. Sarri was voted Serie A Coach of the Year and received the Enzo Bearzot Award. |
| 2017 | Napoli set a team record for most consecutive league victories with 8 and became 'Campioni d'Inverno' for the second consecutive time. |
| June 2017 | Finished as Serie A league runners-up with Napoli, which led to his subsequent move to Chelsea. |
| 2016 | During the 2016-17 season, Sarri innovatively used Dries Mertens in a false nine role at Napoli, which dramatically increased Mertens's goalscoring after Gonzalo Higuaín's departure and Arkadiusz Milik's injury. |
| 2016 | Named Serie A Coach of the Year, highlighting his exceptional coaching abilities |
| May 27 2016 | Sarri extended his contract with Napoli until 2020. |
| January 20 2016 | Involved in a heated exchange with Roberto Mancini during a Coppa Italia match, where Mancini accused Sarri of using a homophobic slur. Sarri was subsequently fined €20,000 and banned for two Coppa Italia matches by Lega Serie A for 'directing extremely insulting epithets' at the opposing team's coach. |
| 2015 | Received the Panchina d'Oro, a prestigious award for Italian football managers |
| June 12 2015 | Appointed manager of Napoli, his first major managerial role with a prominent Serie A club. |
| June 11 2015 | Sarri left Empoli and signed for Napoli, replacing Rafael Benítez as the club's head coach. |
| 2014 | Sarri won promotion to Serie A with Empoli, a significant achievement in his managerial career. |
| 2014 | In Sarri's first Serie A season with Empoli, the club avoided relegation by finishing 15th in the league standings. |
| 2013 | Awarded Panchina d'Argento as a recognition of his managerial performance |
| 2013 | Sarri led Empoli to second place in the Serie B league table and secured direct promotion to Serie A after a six-year absence. |
| August 12 2012 | Became manager of Empoli, a significant milestone that would later prove crucial in his career progression. |
| June 25 2012 | Maurizio Sarri was hired as head coach of Empoli, a Tuscan Serie B football club. |
| December 13 2011 | Dismissed from Sorrento despite the club being in sixth place. |
| July 6 2011 | Appointed manager of Sorrento, coaching the club through the first months of the season. |
| June 24 2011 | Resigned from Alessandria. |
| July 6 2010 | Appointed manager of Alessandria in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, reaching promotion play-offs and being eliminated in the semifinals by Salernitana. |
| March 24 2010 | Returned to coaching with Grosseto. |
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