Congratulations On Relegation, Ranieri Officially Separated From Cagliari

Claudio Ranieri with Cagliari (Instagram @cagliarizalcio)

JAKARTA - Cagliari managed to escape the snares of relegation in the highest caste of the Italian League, Seria A. Fans and the players thanked the coach, Claudio Ranieri.

But in the midst of that happiness, they must also accept the fact that the architect declared retirement. The 72-year-old coach finally said goodbye to the players and staff.

Ranieri has coached Cagliari since January 2023 and she has brought her team promoted to Serie A this season after winning the playoffs.

This season, after a difficult season he managed to get Cagliari out of the ravine of relegation by finishing in 15th place with 36 points, three points ahead of Empoli in the last relegation zone.

Italian well-known journalist Fabrizio Romano through his official X account, quoted on Friday, said Ranieri would retire from coaching the club after completing coaching Cagliari, but he was still open to the opportunity to coach the national team.

"Claudio Ranieri (72) retired from club coaching, but he remains open to the national team," Romano was quoted as saying by ANTARA.

"The decision was confirmed after rescuing Cagliari from a relegation fight," he added.

Throughout training dozens of clubs during his career, Ranieri's best achievement that was remembered was when she brought Leicester City to win the 2015/2016 Premier League season.

At that time, he put the Foxs at the top with 81 points, beating Arsenal in second place with 71 points, and Tottenham Hotspur with 70 points.