The news had been in the air for a day, but now it's official.
Daniele De Rossi, who was in his first job as a coach in a professional team, is no longer the coach of Spal after the Ferrara company communicated his exemption during the day and shortly after the arrival of the new bench, Massimo Oddo, who will have a contract until the end of the season with automatic renewal on 30 June 2024 in case of salvation being achieved.
A turnover between world champions, both triumphant with the blue shirt in 2006, in a Serie B championship which has already seen the sacking of another 'hero' of Berlin, Fabio Cannavaro, who was sent away from Benevento ten days ago - he had arrived last September 21st - after getting only three victories in 17 matches.
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Spal is third from bottom in the standings and for the third coach who sits on the blue-and-white bench this season - De Rossi had replaced Roberto Venturato last October - it will certainly not be a simple undertaking to revive a team that has won just five games and comes off a three-game losing streak.
In the afternoon Oddo, 46 years old, from Pescara, former coach of Pescara, Udinese, Perugia and Padua, was already on the training field in view of Saturday's match at the Mazza stadium against Como.
De Rossi, on the other hand, says goodbye to Ferrara after an experience that lasted only four months in which he tested the difficulties of taking on the role of coach off the field (not only grappling with schemes and training),
while according to many he has always been a coach on the pitch when he was a footballer.
But after all, his coaching career is only just beginning.
