Maurizio Sarri, Italy football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Maurizio Sarri is an Italian professional football manager who is currently manager of Serie A club Atalanta. Sarri did not play football professionally, taking part as an amateur centre-back and coach while working as a banker. In 2005, he had his first Serie B job at Pescara.

In 2014, Sarri won promotion to Serie A with Empoli, and after preserving their place in the top flight he was hired by Napoli. He won several individual awards while managing the Naples-based club; after finishing as league runners-up in 2017–18, Sarri moved to Chelsea, where he won the UEFA Europa League in his only season with the English club. He returned to Italy to coach Juventus in 2019, with whom he went on to win the league title in his first season, becoming the oldest manager to win Serie A. After being sacked by Juventus, he was appointed manager of Lazio in 2021 before resigning in 2024. He returned as manager of Lazio in June 2025 for one season before leaving for Atalanta in 2026.