Fiorentina pick Vanoli to succeed Pioli as coach
The 53-year-old Vanoli had been without a club since leaving Torino in the summer after just one season in charge. He had previous spells coaching Spartak Moscow and Venezia.
Paolo Vanoli. AFP PHOTO
Fiorentina on Friday named Paolo Vanoli as the club's new coach after Stefano Pioli was sacked following a winless start to the season in Serie A.
The 53-year-old Vanoli had been without a club since leaving Torino in the summer after just one season in charge. He had previous spells coaching Spartak Moscow and Venezia.
The former Italy international takes over a team bottom of the table with just four points from 10 matches, with Fiorentina off to their worst top-flight start in club history.
Vanoli's first game at the helm will be against another struggling side in Genoa on Sunday.
Fiorentina are the third Serie A club to make a coaching change this season. Juventus replaced Igor Tudor with former Italy and Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti last week, while Genoa have brought in Daniele De Rossi to replace Patrick Vieira.