(FILES) Nice's French coach Patrick Viera looks on during the French L1 football match between Dijon (DFCO) and Nice (OGCN) on March 31, 2019, at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France. Former France and Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira was named on November 20, 2024 as the new coach of relegation-threatened Serie A club Genoa. The 48-year-old replaces Alberto Gilardino who was sacked on Tuesday with the club 17th in the table, just one point clear of the relegation zone (Photo by ROMAIN LAFABREGUE / AFP) (Photo by ROMAIN LAFABREGUE/AFP via Getty Images)