Andrea Pirlo has been sacked by Juventus after a miserable season in which they lost their grip on Serie A in devastating fashion and failed to make their mark in Europe.

The news was confirmed on Friday morning with the club placing on record their thanks for Pirlo’s efforts.

Juventus:Thank you, Andrea.These are the first words that all of us need to say at the end of this special experience together.

Pirlo has just begun the first steps of what will no doubt become a brilliant career as a coach. An adventure of transformation, seeking, and often managing, to bring his ideas and his experience as a champion on the pitch from the “other side” of the fence. Juventus ended fourth in Serie A under their former player to miss out on the title for the first time since 2012.

The 41-year-old Pirlo was promoted from Under-23 coach to first-team boss last summer, taking the reins from Maurizio Sarri with Juve chiefs unhappy with the side’s style of football and European exploits under the former Chelsea coach.

Former Juventus Manager Massimiliano Allegri who left the club in 2019 was announced as replacement for Andrea Pirlo until June 2025 as the club confirms.

Allegri was in charge of Juventus from 2014-19, winning five successive league titles, four Coppa Italias and reaching the Champions League final twice.

“Now we are ready to begin again with Allegri, to build our future together with his enormous professionalism, his moral strength, with the brilliant ideas of a coach capable of shuffling the cards, both on and off the pitch,” said a Juventus statement.

Allegri, 53, had been out of football since leaving Juventus in June 2019.