Maurizio Sarri became the new manager at Chelsea on Saturday morning following Antonio Conte’s departure.
Sarri, 59, became Chelsea’s sixth Italian manager after Conte, who left following two seasons in charge of the Blues.
Here, Press Association Sport looks back at the Italians who have taken charge at Stamford Bridge and how they fared.
Gianluca Vialli (1998-2000)
Claudio Ranieri (2000-2004)
Claudio Ranieri, pictured last season with Roman Abramovich (Nick Potts/PA)
Ranieri earned the nickname “Tinkerman” during his tenure at Chelsea after he was accused over over-rotating his squad. Chelsea finished sixth during his first season, and then sixth the following year. The Blues also reached the FA Cup final, but lost 2-0 to Arsenal. Chelsea then qualified for the Champions League in Ranieri’s third year before Roman Abramovich took over the club. Ranieri spent £120million signing Damien Duff, Wayne Bridge, Glen Johnson, Juan Sebastian Veron, Hernan Crespo, Claude Makelele and Adrian Mutu. Chelsea finished runners-up to Arsenal, their best finish in half-a-century, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League before Ranieri was replaced by Jose Mourinho.
Carlo Ancelotti (2009-2011)
Roberto Di Matteo (March 2012 – November 2012)
Antonio Conte (2017-2018)
