Lecce coach Marco Giampaolo reveals he was so near being appointed by Juventus in 2009 that Bianconeri administrators known as him to say there was a ‘99% probability’ he’d be appointed.
Lecce boss Giampaolo stated in an interview with La Stampa () that he was near changing into the brand new Juventus coach in 2009.
“The administrators Secco, Castagnini, and Blanc known as me. I keep in mind going to Turin for dinner at Blanc’s home; then I left to return residence to Giulianova at evening,” he stated.
“In the course of the journey, they known as me again to say that there was a 99% probability I’d be the brand new Juventus coach and that it simply wanted to be ratified by the board of administrators or one thing like that.
“You possibly can think about. I used to be 40 years previous. Who would have thought of teaching Juventus? How many individuals get to sit down on that bench in 100 years?
“Sadly, after a few days, they advised me that greater choices had been at play, that it wasn’t simply as much as them, they usually ended up selecting Ferrara.”
Giampaolo has coached a number of Serie A golf equipment in his profession, together with Milan, Cagliari, Torino, Empoli and Sampdoria.
He changed Luca Gotti at Lecce this season and has managed to maintain the Giallorossi outdoors the drop zone. counsel Giampaolo’s facet have a good probability of avoiding relegation this time period, regardless of the
Lecce received 4 video games from 12 below Giampaolo, drawing three matches and dropping 5. The Puglia-based group has scored 13 targets and conceded 20 with the 57-year-old in cost.
His most prestigious appointment got here in 2019, when he turned the Milan head coach. Nonetheless, Giampaolo solely remained on the helm for seven video games, profitable simply three and dropping 4 instances.
“There are not any magicians. In soccer, many issues want to return collectively, even the celebrities should align. I see it that means,” he continued.
“Generally, it will merely be sufficient, so to talk, to be in the appropriate place on the proper time, with the appropriate group, the appropriate sporting director, and most significantly, you must be the appropriate individual your self. My profession has been a rollercoaster. However I’m proud to say that I’ve all the time managed to get again up and had the energy, at totally different instances, to start out over. And that’s not really easy.”
Lecce sit 14th within the Serie A desk, 4 above the relegation zone. Their subsequent league recreation is in opposition to direct rivals Monza, who sit on the backside of the standings and have re-hired Alessandro Nesta after sacking Salvatore Bocchetti this week.
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