(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 22 - Claudio Ranieri has announced that he
will not stay on as Cagliari coach next season after the
Sardinian side ensured they will remain in Serie A with a game
to spare with Sunday's 2-0 win over relegated Sassuolo.
The 72-year-old started his coaching career at Cagliari in 1988
and took them from the third tier to the top flight in his first
stint at the club.
He returned when they were 14th in Serie B halfway through last
season, and worked some of his old magic to lead them to
promotion via the playoffs.
"My journey began (here) in '88. Three wonderful years, then I
left," said Leicester City's 2016 fairy-tale Premier League
winning coach.
"After the promotion to Serie A (last season), which perhaps we
didn't expect so fast after I arrived in January, it seems right
to leave having secured safety.
"It's a painful, hard decision, made reluctantly, but it's right
to leave now". (ANSA).
Ranieri stepping down at Cagliari after securing safety
'It's right to leave now' says 72-year-old coach