Football: Ranieri leaves football after saving Cagliari: I prefer it to end like this

Claudio Ranieri is leaving Cagliari and retiring, ending a coaching career at the age of 73, which began at a high level in the Sardinian capital, where last year he achieved a last-minute promotion and now redemption. “I started my journey here in 1988. But after a promotion and almost unexpected redemption I decided The right thing is to leave nowreluctantly because he is single difficult decision“. Claudio Ranieri, Via Cagliari’s official social media channels, he explains in a video Reasons for his leave. “You know how afraid I was to come back and risk tarnishing the three years that filled my heart. I didn’t want to come, so many people insisted, and when I read Gigi Riva’s words and decided to come backEven in danger. But now it’s time to leave us: I hope people will remember me as a positive person who asked for help from the people of Sardinia. Without them we would not have succeeded, the audience believed in my words and we were able to keep the ship on course. And for that I am eternally grateful: You made me have a wonderful year and a half, and I am proud of you. Thank you very much. Thursday will be the last match and I will hug you warmly.”

In his long career, Ranieri coached the team Sampdoria From 12 October 2019, succeeding Eusebio Di Francesco in the convulsive period of the so-called “Vialli negotiations”, until the summer of 2021. And based on the two-year period that began with the redemption, obtained in the Pandemic Championship, the following year he finished ninth with 52 a point. He left Genoa due to a dispute with the then owner over the terms of the renewal.