On Saturday, November 1, Patrick Vieira, the France and Arsenal legend, parted ways as manager of Italian club Genoa by mutual consent after they found themselves in the bottom of the Serie A standings.
In the first nine matches of the Italian top flight under Patrick Vieira this season, Genoa have stayed winless, accumulating just three points via three drawn matches and losing six of those while their only two wins in all competitions have come in Coppa Italia.
Notably, Patrick Vieira took charge of Genoa in November 2024, overseeing the majority of their Serie A campaign last season, which ended in 13th place with eight wins and nine draws under him in 26 matches and 43 points accumulated overall. But then, the only two wins of the ongoing 2025-26 season came at home against LR Vicenza (3-0) and Empoli (3-1) in the Coppa Italia round of 64 and 32 respectively.
The club would like to thank Patrick Vieira and his staff for the dedication and professionalism: Genoa
As per the report published in BBC Sport, Patrick Vieira had initiated discussions with the top brass of Genoa about their future together and it led to the decision of mutually parting ways after a disastrous start to the Serie A season, which puts their future in real jeopardy unless something drastically changes over the next few months. The club sent out their official statement on the matter, in which they stated that Patrick Vieira is “no longer the coach of the first team”.
Also, apart from thanking Patrick Vieira for his services, Genoa announced the name of the interim coach, Roberto Murgita. They wrote, “The club would like to thank the coach and his staff for the dedication and professionalism they have shown throughout their work and wishes them the best for their future careers. The technical leadership of the First Team has been entrusted on an interim basis to Mister Roberto Murgita, assisted by Mister Domenico Criscito.”
Moreover, during his time at Crystal Palace a few years ago, he had guided them to the semi-finals of the FA Cup apart from managing clubs like New York City, Nice, and RC Strasbourg across continents since venturing into the coaching scene in 2016.
