Marcelo Bielsa appointed Lazio coach
Wednesday 6 July 2016 14:40, UK
Marcelo Bielsa has been appointed Lazio coach, the Serie A club has confirmed.
Bielsa replaces Simone Inzaghi, who took temporary charge after Stefano Pioli was sacked in the second half of last season.
"Lazio can now announce that the contract of Mr Marcelo Bielsa and his assistants has been signed," a club statement read. "The coach and his staff will be in Rome on Saturday July 9."
The 60-year-old been without a coaching job since abruptly leaving Marseille after the first match of last season.
Bielsa coached Argentina from 1998 to 2004, and was also in charge of Chile from 2007 to 2011. It will be his first time coaching in Italy having previously managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico France and Spain - with Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao.
Bielsa will have the difficult task of turning around the fortunes of Lazio, who last won the Serie A title in 2000 and finished eighth last season, far behind local rivals Roma, who were third.
