When Juventus announced they had sacked Maurizio Sarri and replaced him with Andrea Pirlo, the entire football world was shocked.

Why had Juve done this when their former Regista has never managed a team before in his life and had only been appointed as U21 boss 10 days earlier?

Now the dust has settled and we have had some time to digest the news and what possible motivations Juve could’ve had, I’m joined by friend of the show and Juve expert Adam Digby to take a deep dive into the reasons for promoting Pirlo in this way and what might happen next season with a novice in charge.

Will this lead to a gap for other sides in Serie A to jump into?

Find out in this fascinating discussion!

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