[Sport] Juventus replaces sacked Maurizio Sarri with former star Andrea Pirlo

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Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri was sacked on Saturday following the Serie A club's Champions League last 16 exit to Lyon and immediately replaced by former star player Andrea Pirlo.

The 41-year-old Pirlo won four league titles with Juve as a player as well as being a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006.
He has been coaching the Juventus under-23 squad and has signed a two-year contract to take charge of the senior team.

"Today's choice is based on the belief that Pirlo has what it takes to lead from his debut on the bench, an expert and talented squad to pursue new successes," said the club in a statement.
Pirlo played for Juventus between for four years from 2011 before joining New York City in the MLS where he finished his glittering playing career in 2017.
Stepping up to replace Sarri will be his first experience of coaching at the top level and he takes over a side reeling from its last Champions League exit to Lyon.
Cristiano Ronaldo's brace can't save Juventus as the Champions League returns in style 
Cristiano Ronaldo's brace can't save Juventus as the Champions League returns in style
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double in the 2-1 home win on Friday, but it could not prevent the Italian powerhouse from going out on the away goals rule after the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
Despite leading Juve to a ninth straight Serie A title in his first season in charge, Sarri paid the price for his side's failure on the European stage.
"Maurizio Sarri has been relieved of his post as coach of the first team," said a club statement earlier on Saturday.
"The club would like to thank the coach for writing a new page in Juventus history by winning a ninth consecutive Scudetto, the culmination of a personal journey that saw him move through every level of Italian football."
Sarri, 61, replaced Massimiliano Allegri last season, after leading Chelsea to success in the Europa League.
All looked well as Juventus started the season with a 14-game unbeaten run in Serie A, but was facing a stronger challenge from both Inter Milan and Lazio, losing for the first time in the league to the latter in December.
Defeats in the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup also undermined confidence in Sarri, while poor form since the season restart saw Juve cling on in the title race by just a single point to Antonio Conte's Inter.