ANDRIY Shevchenko takes up his first role in club management at Genoa after guiding Ukraine to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. The Ukrainian comes up against his former coach Jose Mourinho in his first game.
"Kicking off this new adventure to bring back Genoa to its great history," Shevchenko wrote in a Twitter post.
Shevchenko returns to Italy 15 years after he left AC Milan, where he won a Serie A title, the Champions League, the Coppa Italia, the Italian Super Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup. The Ukrainian also picked up the 2004 Ballon d'Or during his time at the San Siro.
The clash with Mourinho's Roma side is Shevchenko's first test as Genoa manager on November 14 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
Mourinho brought Shevchenko to Chelsea from AC Milan in 2006
The pair won the 2006/07 League Cup and FA Cup during their time together at Stamford Bridge and reached the final of the Champions League in the 2007/08 season.
