{"id":571725,"date":"2020-11-09T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=571725"},"modified":"2020-11-09T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:02:10","slug":"former-italy-manager-cesare-prandelli-returns-to-fiorentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/09\/former-italy-manager-cesare-prandelli-returns-to-fiorentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Italy Manager Cesare Prandelli Returns to Fiorentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Fiorentina\" target=\"_self\">Fiorentina<\/a> have announced the return of Cesare Prandelli as the club&#8217;s new manager.<\/p>\n<p>Prandelli replaces Giuseppe Iachini, who had coached La Viola to just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/italian-serie-a\/table\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two wins<\/a> in seven <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/serie-a\/\" target=\"_self\">Serie A<\/a> games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Fiorentina sit 12th in the table and after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-italia.net\/161721\/highlights-parma-0-0-fiorentina\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">0-0 draw<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Parma\" target=\"_self\">Parma<\/a> on Saturday, November 7, have opted to make a managerial switch.<\/p>\n<h2>Cesare Prandelli Returns to Fiorentina After Ten Years<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\">\ud83d\udd19 Cesare Prandelli \u269c\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForzaViola?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ForzaViola<\/a> \ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fiorentina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Fiorentina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLffx2WR1f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GLffx2WR1f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acffiorentina\/status\/1325887997879967745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Prandelli&#8217;s Previous Exploits at Fiorentina<\/h3>\n<p>Prandelli left Fiorentina in 2010, after five years in charge, to replace Marcello Lippi as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Italy\" target=\"_self\">Italy<\/a> manager at the end of the 2010 World Cup. During his time at the club, he became their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.violanation.com\/fiorentina-latest-news-updates\/2020\/11\/6\/21553060\/fiorentina-cesare-prandelli-manager-coach-interim-replace-beppe-iachini-return-youth-sector\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">longest-serving<\/a> manager, surpassing Fulvio Bernardini.<\/p>\n<p>He had taken Fiorentina from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/schedule\/ita-serie-a-2004-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16th place<\/a> finish (before he took over) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/schedule\/ita-serie-a-2005-2006-spieltag\/38\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tenth<\/a> in his first season. Things gradually got better and better as they finished in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/schedule\/ita-serie-a-2007-2008-spieltag\/38\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top four<\/a> twice. His last season was perhaps his worst in charge, domestically anyway. Managing just an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/schedule\/ita-serie-a-2009-2010-spieltag\/38\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11th place<\/a> finish, down seven places from the year previous.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, it was a different story in Europe. Prandelli guided them to the round of 16 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a>, progressing as group leaders. Their group included <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Lyon\" target=\"_self\">Lyon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> and Debrecen. Prandelli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11v11.com\/teams\/liverpool\/tab\/opposingTeams\/opposition\/Fiorentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">managed a double<\/a> over Liverpool, who finished third and dropped into the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Europa+League\" target=\"_self\">Europa League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were beaten by eventual winners <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Bayern+Munich\" target=\"_self\">Bayern Munich<\/a> in the round of 16, and only on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/match\/2000475--fiorentina-vs-bayern\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">away goals<\/a>. An impressive European campaign not matched domestically.<\/p>\n<p>Since Prandelli&#8217;s departure for the Italian national team, Fiorentina have gone through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/teams\/acf-fiorentina\/9\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight managerial appointments<\/a>, him being the ninth.<\/p>\n<h3>Current Situation<\/h3>\n<p>Fiorentina haven&#8217;t seen Champions League football since he left the club and no doubt that will be the long-term ambitions of La Viola. However, they haven&#8217;t seen European football whatsoever since their 2016\/17 Europa League campaign. With star man <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b0f7e36c\/Federico-Chiesa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federico Chiesa<\/a> having <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/05\/juventus-secure-federico-chiesa-on-deadline-day-after-douglas-costa-exit\/\" target=\"_self\">deserted them<\/a> for Serie A champions <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Juventus\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a>, the task to improve becomes far greater.<\/p>\n<p>Since his time with Italy came to an end, Prandelli has coached the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Galatasaray\" target=\"_self\">Galatasaray<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Valencia\" target=\"_self\">Valencia<\/a>, Al-Nasr and most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=genoa\" target=\"_self\">Genoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"pAkZ4FXuQY1wZdoOJwO3Jw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1146386030\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pAkZ4FXuQY1wZdoOJwO3Jw',sig:'376BgVX4jBTDEx-QJZ1SaMVxEwfRXGJcz9LY-iM084c=',w:'594px',h:'437px',items:'1146386030',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiorentina have announced the return of Cesare Prandelli as the club&#8217;s new manager. Prandelli replaces Giuseppe Iachini, who had coached La Viola to just two wins in seven Serie A games this season. Fiorentina sit 12th in the table and after a 0-0 draw with Parma on Saturday, November 7, have opted to make a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3469,"featured_media":571739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,30],"tags":[7019,111,7020,48,136],"class_list":["post-571725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serie-a","category-news","tag-cesare-prandelli","tag-fiorentina","tag-giuseppe-iachini","tag-serie-a","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}