Andrea Sottil has been named as the new coach of Serie B side Pescara after Nicola Legrottaglie was fired.

The 46-year-old had been out of work since his on-again off-again rapport with Catania finally concluded last summer.

A former Torino, Fiorentina Atalanta, Udinese and Genoa defender, Sottil takes over until the end of the season.

It has been a difficult campaign for Pescara, as Legrottaglie only had 12 games in charge from January 21 to July 6.

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Serie B side Pescara have sacked coach Nicola Legrottaglie after a poor run of results.

Legrottaglie was only promoted to the role in January, having been in charge of their Primavera team.

However, the former Juventus defender oversaw seven defeats and just four wins from his 12 games at the helm.

He is set to be replaced by ex-Atalanta and Udinese stopper Andrea Sottil on a contract until the end of the season, reports Sky Sport Italia.

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Manuel Pucciarelli has hit the ground running at Pescara and claimed he still doesn’t know why he wasn't given a chance at Chievo Verona.

In January, the 29-year-old moved to Pescara on loan and has contributed three goals in his nine games so far.

“I can’t speak about extending my contract, only the President can decide that, but there was something in January, talk of more important things than only a loan deal,” he told Rete8.

“We have now resumed play and we will talk about it later.”

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Hellas Verona are allegedly looking to the future, eyeing possible deals with Atalanta defender Davide Bettella and Monaco forward Pietro Pellegri.

Journalist Nicolò Schira has claimed the Gialloblu have targeted two youngsters to help the future plans at the Bentegodi.

Bettella, a 20-year-old centre-back currently on loan at Pescara, has been targeted on an initial loan deal from Atalanta ahead of the next season.

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Former Serie A player Jonathas, now in Spain with Elche, warns his experience of COVID-19 was terrifying. “I was so weak, I almost fainted in the shower.”

The 31-year-old striker spent much of his career in Italy with Brescia, Pescara, Torino and Latina, but was in Spain when he tested positive for coronavirus a month ago.

“I have recovered and now feel at 100 per cent again, but I still don’t know how and where I picked it up,” Jonathas told TMW Radio.

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Juventus stopper Gianluigi Buffon says he was a fan of the Bianconeri up to the age of seven as a child, and that he hasn’t retired because he’s “fine and wants to respect the dreams I had as a child.”

Buffon gave an interview to Juventus’ TV channel in the midst of the Coronavirus, and revealed some interesting tidbits.

It was always thought that Buffon grew up as a Genoa fan, but he revealed otherwise.

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Filippo Inzaghi wants to see Benevento celebrate with their fans present and calls for the governing bodies to “stop everything”.

Benevento are top of Serie B, with a gap of 20 points down to Crotone on second in the table.

But the match against Pescara on Sunday was carried out behind closed doors and the opposing players wore masks to issue a statement during the League game.

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Serie B club Pescara showed how seriously they are taking the Coronavirus outbreak by stepping on to the pitch with protective masks.

A statement from the club explained their actions during the game with Benevento this evening, which as with all sporting events in Italy until April 3, is played behind closed doors.

“Worried for the health of our players and opponents, we went into the game wearing protective masks.

“These will be removed only if the referee invites us to, seeing as this is not in the rules.”

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Pescara pushed past Ascoli, but Chievo sacked coach Michele Marcolini and appointed Alfredo Aglietti after their shock home defeat to Livorno.

Click here for the full Serie B section, including results, fixtures and tables.

Pescara 2-1 Ascoli

Busellato 43 (P), Morosini 45 (A), Memushaj 80 (P)

Benevento 3-1 Spezia

Gyasi 15 (S), Improta 66 (B), Moncini 76 (B), Viola 89 (B)

Sent off: Mora 29 (S)

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