Official: Maurizio Sarri Returns for a Second Lazio Spell

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·2 June 2025

Official: Maurizio Sarri Returns for a Second Lazio Spell

Lazio have announced the return of Maurizio Sarri for a second managerial tenure after 15 months on the shelf.

Lazio Announce Maurizio Sarri as New Head Coach

While the news has been in the air for several days, the Italian capital side confirmed the departure of Marco Baroni on Monday. This update was swiftly followed by another official announcement, with the club’s official website revealing Sarri as the new head coach.

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SS Lazio is pleased to announce the return of Maurizio Sarri to lead the First Team. After the experience that began in 2021, the Tuscan coach returns to wear the Biancocelesti colors, called by an unbroken bond with the environment, with the fans and with a team that, under his guidance, has been able to express ideas, style and belonging. The club confidently entrusts Sarri with the technical helm of the project, with the belief that his style, consistency and work culture represent solid foundations for building an ambitious present and a future worthy of Lazio’s history.

Claudio Lotito Thrilled with Sarri’s Return

The same announcement also included quotes from Lazio president Claudio Lotito who welcomed Sarri ‘home’.

Maurizio Sarri has returned home. His return is a choice of heart, conviction and vision. With him we want to resume a path interrupted too soon, aware that together we can bring back enthusiasm, identity and ambition. Welcome back to your home, Commander.

Sarri’s First Spell Was Filled with Highs & Lows

Sarri’s first tenure began in the summer of 2021. In his first campaign at the Stadio Olimpico, he led the club to a respectable 5th-place finish, before achieving a memorable second place the following campaign.

The Shocking Departure

Sadly for the 66-year-old, his third campaign at Formello was plagued by disappointing results and locker-room issues which prompted his shocking resignation in March 2024, and he has been unattached ever since.

Nevertheless, Lotito pointed out that those who caused a stir in the dressing room (allegedly Immobile, Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson) are no longer at the club to disturb Sarri’s work.