Serie A: Italy’s Oldest Football Club Appoints AC Milan Legend As New Coach
Written By Omolagba Oluwayemi
AC Milan legend, Andriy Shevchenko has been appointed as the new coach of Genoa.
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The 45-year-old joined the Serie A club on a deal until 2024 following the sacking of Davide Ballardini who was dismissed on Saturday after their 2-2 draw with Empoli on Friday night.
As a footballer, Shevchenko won, among other things, the Ballon d’Or in 2004 and the Champions League in 2003. In the his coaching career led the Ukrainian national team from July 2016 to their historic placement in the top eight teams in Europe at Euro2020.
Shevchenko departed his role as Ukraine manager in August, which is his only previous coaching position to date. He steered the national team to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals for the first time in their history before they were knocked out by England.
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Shevchenko returns to northern Italy 15 years after he left AC Milan, with whom he won a Serie A title, the Champions League, the Coppa Italia, the Italian Super Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup. The Ukrainian also picked up the 2004 Ballon d’Or during his time at the San Siro.
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Shevchenko’s first test as Genoa manager on November 14 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium will be against his former Manager at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho.
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The pair won the 2006/07 League Cup and FA Cup during their time together at Stamford Bridge and reached the final of the Champions League in the 2007/08 season.
Mourinho’s Roma are sixth in Serie A after six wins, five defeats, and one draw so far this term.
The Giallorossi succumbed to a 3-2 loss to Venezia on Sunday which saw them fall further behind league leaders Napoli.
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