Soccer-Di Francesco named Venezia coach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Coppa Italia - Quarter Final - Juventus v Frosinone - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - January 11, 2024 Frosinone coach Eusebio Di Francesco REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

(Reuters) - Eusebio Di Francesco has been named the new coach of Venezia on a two-year contract, the newly promoted Serie A club said on Wednesday.

The 54-year-old Italian will take over control of the team from Paolo Vanoli, who became the coach of Torino on Friday.

Di Francesco has previously coached AS Roma and Sampdoria. His most recent position was with Frosinone last season, who were relegated from Serie A after the campaign.

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)