MILAN - (Statistics provided by Football Data) Excluding the sackings before the Serie A season kicked off (Roberto Donadoni at Cagliari and Stefano Pioli at Palermo) and the recent change at Genoa (Pasquale Marino has yet to oversee a game), of the seven Serie A clubs who have changed coach in 2011/12, Inter have gained the most advantage: with Gian Piero Gasperini in the league - 3 matches, 1 draw and 2 defeats - the Nerazzurri averaged 0.33 points per game; under Claudio Ranieri - 13 matches, 8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats - the average is 1.92, which means an increase of 1.59 points per game.
Besides Inter only Bologna (+1.07) and Cesena (+0.95) have seen an upturn in fortunes since bringing in a new coach, while Fiorentina, Lecce, Palermo and Cagliari have done worse.
| team | coach sacked | new coach |
difference | ||
| Inter | Gasperini | 0.33 | Ranieri | 1.92 | + 1.59 |
| Bologna | Bisoli | 0.20 | Pioli | 1.27 | + 1.07 |
| Cesena | Giampaolo | 0.33 | Arrigoni | 1.28 | + 0.95 |
| Fiorentina | Mihajlovic | 1.20 | Rossi | 1.00 | - 0.20 |
| Lecce | Di Francesco | 0.62 | Cosmi | 0.33 | - 0.29 |
| Palermo | Mangia | 1.33 | Mutti | 1.00 | - 0.33 |
| Cagliari | Ficcadenti | 1.30 | Ballardini | 0.83 | - 0.47 |
