Viera for Gilardino: Coach hammer in Genoa

This comes as a surprise: CFC Genoa has fired successful coach Alberto Gilardino. A prominent successor has been hired.

19 November 2024

From: dl

In December 2022, Alberto Gilardino as the previous Primavera coach, he took over the reins of Genoa's first team. On his debut, he won 2-0 against FC Südtirol. The former striker led the Grifoni first to promotion and then to a confident relegation. Now Gilardino has to vacate his position after two years. This year, Genoa is in 10th place in Serie A with 12 points from 17 games.

Der laut Journal of Sport The 42-year-old Gilardino, who still had a contract until 2026, and the club management had different ideas. The successor is also already known. None other than Patrick Viera will take over at the traditional club from Liguria.

Patrick Viera will be the new Genoa coach.

Viera is best known for his playing career. The Frenchman was captain of Arsenal FC for many years - and played a key role in the Gunners' successful years. He played for Juventus and Inter in Serie A. As a coach, he worked for Nice and Strasbourg in France and Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. During his time in Nice, Viera is said to have had a bad relationship with Mario Balotelli, who has recently started playing for Genoa.

The Serie A table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Naples	12	8	2	2	19:9	26
2. Atalanta	12	8	1	3	31:15	25
3. Fiorentina	12	7	4	1	25:10	25
4. Inter	12	7	4	1	26:14	25
5. Lazio	12	8	1	3	25:14	25
6. Juventus	12	6	6	0	21:7	24
7.Milan	11	5	3	3	20:14	18
8.Bologna	11	4	6	1	15:13	18
9.Udinese	12	5	1	6	15:18	16
10. Empoli	12	3	6	3	9:10	15
11. Torino	12	4	2	6	15:18	14
12. Roma	12	3	4	5	14:17	13
13. Parma	12	2	6	4	16:18	12
14. Hellas Verona	12	4	0	8	17:27	12
15. As	12	2	4	6	13:23	10
16. Cagliari	12	2	4	6	12:22	10
17. Genoa	12	2	4	6	9:22	10
18. Lecce	12	2	3	7	5:21	9
19.Monza	12	1	5	6	10:15	8
20. Venice	12	2	2	8	11:21	8