Carlo Ancelotti sacked from Napoli after reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League

Titled football specialist Carlo Ancelotti left the post of head coach of the Italian club Napoli after his players reached the playoffs of the Champions League.

“Napoli has decided to terminate cooperation with Ancelotti,” the press service said in a statement . “The president of the club, Aurelio de Laurentiis, and Ancelotti maintained friendly relations and mutual respect.”

The day before, in the final round of the group stage of the European Cup, Napoli defeated the Belgian Genk (4:0) at home and advanced to the playoffs from second place in the group.

However, in the national championship the Neapolitan team is in seventh place, with 21 points after 15 matches.

The 60-year-old specialist took charge of Napoli in May last year and last season led the team to second place in Serie A. Previously, he coached Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and Milan ", "Juventus", "Parma" and "Reggiana".

According to media reports, Napoli will now be taken over from Ancelotti by former Milan player and coach Gennaro Gattuso.