Former Leicester boss Ranieri makes Cagliari return

The
71-year-old
was
previously
in
charge
of
the
Serie
B
side
between
1988
and
1991,
guiding
them
from
the
third
to
the
first
tier
with
consecutive
promotions.

Ranieri,
who
was
dismissed
by
Watford
in
January
after
just
three
months
in
charge,
reunites
with
his
old
team
three
decades
after
his
previous
spell,
with
the
team
down
in
the
bottom
half
of
the
second
tier.

He
succeeds
Fabio
Liverani,
who
was
sacked
following
a
2-1
defeat
to
Palermo
last
week,
and
will
take
charge
on
January
1
on
a
contract
that
runs
to
June
2025.

“Cagliari
is
pleased
to
announce
it
has
reached
an
agreement
with
Claudio
Ranieri
who
will
take
over
the
technical
leadership
of
the
first
team,”
read
a
club
statement.

“Now
the
return
to
the
Rossoblu,
where
it
all
began,
to
write
a
new
chapter
in
history.
Welcome
back
Mister,
it’s
nice
to
hug
you
again!”

Ranieri,
best
known
for
Leicester’s
stunning
Premier
League
title
success,
has
only
coached
more
games
with
Chelsea
and
Fiorentina
than
he
has
Cagliari,
where
he
remains
a
cherished
figure.