Cesare Prandelli, until now Fiorentina coach, presented his resignation on Tuesday after only four months in office and the club accepted it, as confirmed by the viola club in a statement. The 63-year-old technician will explain the reasons for his decision in the next few hours. The announcement comes two days after the defeat to Milan at the Artemio Franchi (2-3), after which Fiore is 14th in Serie A, 7 points behind.
It so happens that the Fiore has two coaches under contract until June, Giuseppe Iachini and Vincenzo Montella, and according to Gazzetta dello Sport it will be the first to take over the team, with the aim of remaining in Serie A .
Prandelli returned this season to Fiorentina (which he already managed between 2005 and 2010) after the 0-0 on the 7th match against Parma and relieved Iachini trying to get the best of the squad, but without succeeding, although he blamed it. it was by no means only his.
In recent weeks Prandelli felt a lot of tension over himself and said he felt “very tired, empty inside, but I feel like Fiorentina is mine, I am more involved than ever”. After the defeat against Milan he did not appear before the media because he did not feel well. After the defeat against Milan, Prandelli reflected and decided to communicate to the top of the club violates his departure.
Coach of Italy between 2010 and 2014, Prandelli coached Valencia in 2016. Also throughout his career he managed Lecce, Venezia, Verona, Parma, Roma, Galatasaray, Al Nasr and Genoa. As a player, he acted between 1979 and 1985 at Juventus, where he arrived from Atalanta, to which he returned after closing his Juventine stage.