Udinese fires Coffey, appoints Cannavaro as replacement.

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Udinese announces the dismissal of Gabriele Coffey from his position as football coach. Ready to appoint Fabio Cannavaro as the new trainer.

Udinese’s website confirms Coffey’s dismissal from his position as coach. After leading the team to defeat Hellas Verona 0-1 last Saturday.

As a result, they now have 28 points, level with Frosinone, the team ranked 18th in the relegation zone.

Shortly thereafter, Udinese announced the appointment of Cannavaro as their new coach. It is a short term team control until the end of this season. After signing the contract until June 30, 2024 UFABET 

Cannavaro becomes Udinese’s third coach for the 2023-24 season, having previously taken over from Andrea Sottil in late October last year. While the team’s situation at that time was ranked 18th.

Coffey’s performance in 23 Serie A games led the team to win only 4 games. The rest drew 10 and lost 9 games. For Cannavaro, he has not yet been able to prove his skills as a coach. His most recent job was managing Benevento in Serie B and they parted ways in February last year. The 50-year-old coach has previously received interest from the South Korean national team, Napoli, Bari, Adana Demirspor.