Iachini appointed coach of Sampdoria
Sampdoria have announced that Giuseppe Iachini will take over the vacant Manager's position following Gianluca Atzori's dismissal on Sunday. Iachini has two previous promotions under his name, one with Chievo after they had suffered the same fate as Samp last year in travelling from Champions League qualifiers to relegation. The other was with Brescia after he had taken over from another failed Sampdoria coach Alberto Cavasin. Welcome to Sampdoria Sgnr Iachini, there is plenty of work to do, but also plenty of fans who will immediately warm to you if you can supply some action on the pitch and some points on the table. In bocc'a'Lupo!!
Atzori Sacked
Today's 0-1 loss at home to Vicenza has proven decisive for the management of Sampdoria, who have sacked first year manager, Gianluca Atzori. Atzori will have very few good memories from his time at Samp, the only highlights probably the 6-0 thrashing of Gubbio and a convincing away win in Empoli. His failure to win a Italian Cup tie over the same Empoli side got him off on a bad foot before the Serie B season began, and in the last few weeks, losses at home and a terrible 4-2 loss away in Nocera have seen him move closer to the end of the plank. A replacement is expected to be announced tomorrow. The front-runners for the job are Donadoni and Iachini, while Doria's last successful coach Luigi Del Neri remains an outsider along with Toninho Cerezo, who has recently been announced as Samp international ambassador and scouting chief.




