Official: Pippo Inzaghi appointed Palermo head coach after Pisa promotion | OneFootball

Filippo ‘Pippo’ Inzaghi has been officially announced as the new head coach of Serie B side Palermo, just a matter of weeks after he won promotion from the second division with Pisa.

Official: Inzaghi appointed Palermo head coach

Inzaghi has put pen to paper on a ‘multi-year contract’ with Palermo, the club have confirmed in an official statement.

According to recent reports, Palermo agreed to pay the release clause believed to be worth €1m, which freed the coach from his contract with Pisa.

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 04: Filippo Inzaghi, Head Coach of US Salernitana, looks on prior to the Coppa Italia Round of 16 match between Juventus FC and US Salernitana at Allianz Stadium on January 04, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Inzaghi guided Pisa to a second-place finish in Serie B in 2024-25, which was enough to secure promotion to Serie A along with champions Sassuolo, ending the club’s 34-year absence from the top flight.

Pisa finished the 2024-25 campaign with 76 points, made up of 23 wins, seven draws and eight losses. They finished six points off the lead, but 10 points clear of third-placed Spezia.

Palermo, meanwhile, finished the 2024-25 campaign in eighth place in Serie B, one point shy of the play-off positions.

Palermo will be the ninth club that Inzaghi has taken charge of during his managerial career. The 52-year-old also has Milan, Venezia, Bologna, Benevento, Brescia, Reggina, Salernitana and the aforementioned Pisa on his CV.