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#1 Maurizio Sarri finally wins the first major trophy as a manager

Sarri got his hands on a first major trophy

Maurizio Sarri began his managerial career in 1990 and in the intervening 29 years has managed 19 clubs, with most of those coming in the lower divisions of Italy.

He got his breakthrough moment when he guided Empoli to the Serie A and further boosted his stock with the management of his hometown side Napoli, with his brand of football winning praise from a lot of people including Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff.

However, despite his critical acclaim, one gray spot on Sarri's CV was his lack of silverware of any kind and critics always pointed to that fact as proof of his unsuitability at the top level.

He was announced as Chelsea's manager last summer and having guided the side to a 3rd place finish, speculation was rife that the board was contemplating giving him the sack, with Blues legend Frank Lampard lines up as a potential replacement.

All of the heartbreaks and disappointments over the last 29 years led to this moment in far Eastern Europe, with Sarri finally laying his hands on a major trophy and with that now out of the way, Chelsea fans would hope that this opens the floodgates for more to follow - starting with next season's UEFA Super Cup.