Ciro Ferrara lands Juventus post

Ciro Ferrara has been appointed the new coach of Juventus, the Serie A club confirmedon Friday.

Ferrara replaced the sacked Claudio Ranieri on an interim basis earlier this month after a poor run of form which threatened the club's bid for an automatic Champions League berth.

Under Ferrara, Juve beat Siena 3-0 and won 2-0 against Lazio to pip AC Milan in the race to finish second in Serie A.

Ferrara, 42, has now been asked to take up the reins on a permanent basis and has signed a two-year deal with the Turin club.

A statement on team website juventus.com read: "Ciro Ferrara, a symbol of Juventus, has given his availability to begin this exciting adventure with Juventus: to coach the club where as a player he won everything, and he has remained faithful to the club in guiding for the last three seasons the youth team. He has a two-year contract."

The former Juventus star will be officially presented to the press on Saturday.