Maurizio Sarri and Claudio Ranieri Two-Decade Friendship

DBasia.news – The London Derby would be conducted on the 14th-week of Premier League between Chelsea against Fulham at Stamford Bridge, Sunday (2/12). Both managers, Maurizio Sarri and Claudio Ranieri, know each other well.

Claudio Ranieri joined the Premier League by handling Fulham. It brings Ranieri to meet his compatriot once again, Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri and Ranieri’s story has been more than two decades. The close relationship is still going until now. Moreover, Chelsea was the former coach of Chelsea too.

“I went to speak with him when he was the coach of Fiorentina, over 20 years ago maybe, and often to see training. I was a coach, maybe in Serie D,” Sarri said cited on Chelsea’s official website.

“It was easy for me because I was the coach of a little team near to Florence – Antella in the south part of Florence, very close to the training ground of Fiorentina,” the manager continued.

A few days ago, Sarri invited Ranieri to Cobham to watch the training and to share some stories. However, Sarri would be professional in the match.

“Usually a team of Claudio’s is really very solid. They usually defend very well, sometimes low, but very well. Usually, he has a team dangerous at counter-attacks, like in Leicester, but not only in Leicester,” Sarri revealed.

The duel between Chelsea against Fulham means different for both teams. Fulham need the victory to struggle the relegation zone, and The Blues want to enter the top-three position.