Claudio Ranieri leads Cagliari to promotion for the third time

Claudio Ranieri was left in tears on Sunday night after leading Cagliari to promotion for the third time in his managerial career.

After drawing 1-1 in the first leg of their playoff final against Bari, the Italian side sealed their return to Serie A on Sunday night with a 91st-minute winner.

The 71-year-old manager, who returned to Cagliari in December after being sacked by Watford last season, led the club to back-to-back promotions at the start of his managerial career 30 years ago and is now undoubtedly inscribed in their history books.

Ranieri couldn’t contain his emotions after the dramatic win as he cried on the pitch after a dramatic win.

The boss was detained by other club staff while a reporter unsuccessfully tried to get an interview out of him.

Claudio Ranieri was overcome with emotion on Sunday after leading Cagliari to Serie A

The 71-year-old will be best remembered by English fans for his extraordinary Premier League win with Leicester

It will be a blow to Mari, who finish two places above their opponents in Serie B but will remain in the second flight next season.

Hellas Verona won their relegation playoff 3–2 to hold on to their Serie A status as they relegated Spezia.

Ranieri has a history of fairytale success and will be best remembered by England fans for leading Leicester City to the Premier League title in a remarkable season in 2016.

He had had a checkered career with 23 management positions at some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Napoli.

It is unknown if Ranieri will stay with Cagliari after taking over, but perhaps they can use his experience after a few years as a yo-yo club between the two top divisions.

Ranieri addressed the fans full-time after writing himself into the club’s history