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3 things to know about Marco Ianni, the Chelsea assistant coach who provoked Mourinho

Marco Ianni
Marco Ianni
Mourinho had to be restrained as he attempted to attack Ianni after the provocation on Saturday.
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Up until Saturday afternoon in London,

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The brawl started after Ianni taunted Mourinho by celebrating Chelsea’s last-minute equaliser in front of the Manchester United boss.

Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho

Mourinho had to be restrained as he attempted to attack Ianni after the provocation.

These are three things you should know about him.

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1. What does he do at Chelsea

Marco Ianni
Marco Ianni

Born in 1982, Ianni is the second assistant coach to the main boss Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea.

2. Relationship with Sarri

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Ianni worked with Sarri as a technical assistant at Napoli for two years before joining Chelsea with the Italian manager.

3. Coaching career

Before joining Sarri at Napoli, the 36-year-old worked as one of the assistant coaches to Italian manager Roberto Cappellacci.

He worked with Cappellacci at Cosenza and then Campobasso.

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