Fiorentina have announced Giuseppe Iachini as their new managerFiorentina have appointed former player Giuseppe Iachini as their new manager. The hierarchy have acted swiftly to replace Vincenzo Montella, who was sacked on Saturday, following a 4-1 thrashing at home to Roma on Friday night, leaving them without a win in seven matches. Iachini, who made 126 appearances for Fiorentina during a five-year spell, has led four sides to promotion out of Serie B, but was sacked as Empoli manager in March. "We chose Iachini because he is a great man, linked to Florence and Fiorentina. The Italian will be without Champions League winner Franck Ribery until the new year after the Frenchman suffered an ankle injury against Lecce earlier this month.

Source: Sky sports December 23, 2019 22:41 UTC