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By ZAC CAMPBELL<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:54 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 18:54 EDT, 16 July 2025 <\/p>\n

Former Chelsea<\/a> manager Maurizio Sarri<\/a> has been rushed to hospital after falling ill during a Lazio training session on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarri, 66, was reportedly unwell amid scorching temperatures in Rome that exceeded 30C in the Italian capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That saw Lazio release a statement to give an update on his welfare later in the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The club said: ‘Coach Sarri is returning to Formello and, as scheduled, will lead the training session at 6:00 PM as usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘This morning, he underwent a thorough fitness check, more comprehensive than the tests conducted on the players at the Training Center.’<\/p>\n

The Italian endeared himself to Premier League<\/a> fans during his sole season at Chelsea due to his bizarre propensity for chewing cigarette butts on the touchline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A former Chelsea manager was rushed to hospital after falling ill during a training session<\/p>\n

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The individual enjoyed a successful time during his sole season at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n

He did so to combat the rule that all English stadia were strictly non-smoking venues, which prevented him from puffing away in the dugout as he has done elsewhere during his managerial career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While some fanbases poked fun at those antics, he ultimately had a successful solitary campaign in west London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to guiding the Blues to a third-place finish in the Premier League, he also won the Europa League before leaving his role as Chelsea manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He followed that up with a single-season spell at Juventus before a one-year sabbatical and a move to the Bianconeri’s Serie A rivals Lazio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarri then went on have another 15-month sabbatical in 2024 before he was reappointed as Lazio manager on a two-year deal last month.<\/p>\n

In November last year, Sarri opened up on his exit from Stamford Bridge and admits he feels regret at his decision.<\/p>\n

‘I could have stayed at Chelsea,’ he told The Sun<\/a>. ‘I wanted to come back to Italy because the situation at Chelsea was not easy. In that period Abramovich was not allowed to go to England.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I only saw him at games abroad. We had some telephone calls but not very often.<\/p>\n

\"Sarri <\/p>\n

Sarri guided Chelsea to their second Europa League trophy in 2019<\/p>\n

‘My point of reference was only Marina (Granovskaia – Chelsea director). There wasn\u2019t a sporting director so the situation was not so clear. So I wanted to come back to Italy but it was a mistake.<\/p>\n

‘It would have been better to stay there. I was a little worried about the situation with Chelsea, the situation inside the club. It was not clear.’<\/p>\n

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