Napoli and Juventus meet at the San Paolo tonight for the biggest game of the season so far, but the two Coaches have been locking horns for close to 15 years.
Massimiliano Allegri and Maurizio Sarri first encountered each other in the 2003-04 Serie C2 season.
Allegri had hung up his boots the previous season after 28 games with Aglianese, and had been appointed on the Neroverdi bench, his first job as Coach.
Napoli and Juventus meet at the San Paolo tonight for the biggest game of the season so far, but the two Coaches have been locking horns for close to 15 years.
Massimiliano Allegri and Maurizio Sarri first encountered each other in the 2003-04 Serie C2 season.
Allegri had hung up his boots the previous season after 28 games with Aglianese, and had been appointed on the Neroverdi bench, his first job as Coach.
Sarri, meanwhile, was taking charge of a match in the professional leagues for the first time in his career. Having won promotion from Serie D with Sansovino, he was entrusted with the Sangiovannese job.
The Partenopei Coach had only quit his job with Banca Toscana ahead of the 1999-2000 season.
The two sides met in Arezzo for a Sangiovannese home game on November 16, 2003 in front of just 1,400 fans.
It wasn’t a classic, with Gazzetta dello Sport reporting that there wasn’t a single shot on target in the 0-0 draw.
The return leg wasn’t much better, with 434 lucky fans taking in another 0-0 draw in Agliana.
Aglianese finished the season in 13th, but Allegri did enough to convince C1 side Spal to take a chance on him.
He would meet Sarri there once again, as Sangiovannese finished second to also earn promotion to Serie C1.
Allegri and Sarri have faced each other 11 times in total, and it’s the Juventus Coach who has the upper hand.
The Bianconeri boss has won six of their meetings, with two wins for Sarri and another three draws.