Oct 25 (Reuters) - Udinese have appointed Gabriele Cioffi as their new manager to replace Andrea Sottil, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. The club parted ways with Sottil on Tuesday after a winless start to the season left Udinese third from bottom in the standings after nine games. "Udinese is pleased to announce the appointment of Gabriele Cioffi as the new first-team coach. Cioffi returns to the club having previously managed Udinese during the 2021-22 campaign. Last season he was manager at Hellas Verona but was sacked after the opening nine league games.

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Persons: Gabriele Cioffi, Andrea Sottil, Sottil, Cioffi, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Udinese, Serie, Hellas Verona, Thomson