Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri has resigned after a poor run of form left the Serie A team off the pace in the race for European football, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
Contacted by AFP, Lazio refused to either confirm or deny the widespread reports that Sarri had stepped down.
Monday night’s 2-1 home defeat to Udinese left Lazio seven points from Atalanta which sits in Italy’s Europa Conference League place and a further four away from the final Champions League spot held by Bologna.
Lazio finished second last season but is currently ninth after losing 12 of its 28 league fixtures.
Sarri’s team was also dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich after leading by a single goal following the first leg of its last-16 tie.
Lazio’s season is not completely over as it is in the Italian Cup semifinals, where it will take on Juventus over two legs.
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Sarri joined Lazio in 2021 after a year’s sabbatical following his league title win at Juventus at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 65-year-old, who also won the 2019 Europa League with Chelsea, is most famous for the flamboyant Napoli team which nearly won Serie A in 2018.
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