Lecce coach Marco Giampaolo reveals he was so near being appointed by Juventus in 2009 that Bianconeri administrators referred to as him to say there was a ‘99% probability’ he’d be appointed.
Lecce boss Giampaolo mentioned 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 referred to as me. I bear in mind going to Turin for dinner at Blanc’s home; then I left to return residence to Giulianova at evening,” he mentioned.
“In the course of the journey, they referred to as me again to say that there was a 99% probability I might 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 considered teaching Juventus? How many individuals get to take a seat on that bench in 100 years?
“Sadly, after a few days, they instructed me that larger choices have been at play, that it wasn’t simply as much as them, and so they 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 aspect have a good probability of avoiding relegation this time period, regardless of the
Lecce gained 4 video games from 12 underneath Giampaolo, drawing three matches and dropping 5. The Puglia-based workforce has scored 13 targets and conceded 20 with the 57-year-old in cost.
His most prestigious appointment got here in 2019, when he grew to become the Milan head coach. Nevertheless, Giampaolo solely remained on the helm for seven video games, profitable simply three and dropping 4 occasions.
“There aren’t any magicians. In soccer, many issues want to return collectively, even the celebs must align. I see it that approach,” he continued.
“Typically, it will merely be sufficient, so to talk, to be in the appropriate place on the proper time, with the appropriate workforce, the appropriate sporting director, and most significantly, it’s a must to be the appropriate individual your self. My profession has been a rollercoaster. However I’m proud to say that I’ve at all times managed to get again up and had the energy, at totally different occasions, 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 sport 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.
