Lazio supervisor Maurizio Sarri has undergone a minor coronary heart operation after being identified with atrial fibrillation, a situation that impacts the center’s rhythm.
As reported by BBC Sport on Tuesday, the process was routine, and the Serie A membership say they count on the 66-year-old to return to his common duties throughout the subsequent few days.
A put up obtained from the Membership’s X account on Tuesday was quoted as saying, “S.S. Lazio introduced that head coach Maurizio Sarri, following the detection of atrial fibrillation, underwent a transcatheter ablation process utilizing PFA expertise on the Policlinico Tor Vergata hospital.
“The operation, carried out by Professor Andrea Natale, an internationally recognised pioneer with greater than 30 years of expertise in treating this situation was efficiently accomplished.
“The process was attended by S.S. Lazio’s membership physician, Dr Italo Leo. The top coach will resume his common duties with the crew within the coming days.”
Sarri was appointed Lazio supervisor for a second time in June 2025 and is at the moment overseeing the membership’s marketing campaign as they sit eighth in Serie A, having received six of their 17 league matches to this point. Lazio are as a consequence of host Napoli on Sunday in a match scheduled to kick off at 11:30 GMT.
The skilled coach has loved an extended and different managerial profession. He started teaching at lower-league Italian golf equipment whereas working as a banker, earlier than leaving his job within the early 2000s to focus full-time on soccer.
Sarri rose to prominence after guiding Empoli to promotion to Serie A within the 2013–14 season, earlier than main his hometown membership Napoli to 2 second-place finishes in three years.
His success earned him a transfer to Chelsea in 2018, the place he received the Europa League and reached the Carabao Cup ultimate in his sole season at Stamford Bridge.
He returned to Italy in 2019 and received the Serie A title with Juventus within the 2019–20 marketing campaign. Sarri first joined Lazio in June 2021, main them to a second-place end within the 2022–23 season, earlier than resigning in March 2024.
The membership has expressed confidence that Sarri will make a swift restoration and resume his function on the touchline shortly.
