AGI – Claudio Ranieri will not be the Sampdoria coach next season. After the long push and pull on the renewal of the contract expiring in June, it is the Roman coach himself who announces his departure on the eve of the last championship match against Parma.
“I want to end my contract soap opera – his words – I told the team that I will not stay for another year, there are no conditions to stay “.
Many thanks from Ranieri, first of all to his players: “They were wonderful guys, especially last year during the lockdown when we sent them the emails to make them work and they worked great. The results have been seen since we saved ourselves. thanks to their professionalism.
This year was a good championship, fought, fought, we played excellent matches and we made a mistake on some of them but they are okay and I thank them from my heart. “
Ranieri does not forget the fans: “I was very sorry not to have them at the stadium, not to be able to show them a Sampdoria who fought for every ball and against every opponent. I hope he liked him as coach of Doria.”
But Ranieri, who wanted to make a statement at the opening of the press conference homage also to the protagonists of the historic 1991 championship (“exceptional guys led by a coach like Boskov and president Paolo Mantovani, have realized the dream of Dorian supporters”), he wants to say goodbye with a victory.
“Parma are already relegated but are playing in peace, they lost in Rome in the 95th minute on a daring goal – the reference to the defeat of the ducals against Lazio – We will have to run if we want to end the season with 52 points”.
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