WALTER MAZZARRI was left so glum he started vaping after two goalkeeper howlers in a pre-season loss.
Mazzarri, 64, took over Greek minnows Iraklis earlier this month and oversaw their first friendly against Bologna on Saturday in Italy.
Iraklis manager Walter Mazzarri was left glum after a friendly loss to Bologna Credit: Youtube / LubenTV
So much so that ex-Watford boss Mazzarri started vaping on the touchline Credit: Youtube / LubenTV
The Elder went on to lose 2-0 in Bolzano after two errors committed by two different keepers.
The Serie A outfit opened the scoring after just seven minutes when Giorgos Athanasiadis committed the first blunder.
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Athanasiadis, 33, got such a heavy touch on the ball that he lost it and set up Thijs Dallinga for an easy opener.
The Greece international was replaced by Panagiotis Tsintotas in the second half when Bologna got a penalty that shouldn’t have been given.
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Former Norwich ace Jonathan Rowe took it on and doubled the Italians’ lead on 58 minutes.
Tsintotas, 33, got to the ball as he lunged to his right and could have held onto it but it still slipped out of his hands.
That’s when the camera panned in on Mazzarri watching from Iraklis’ bench.
The ex-Watford boss looked bewildered – probably from the two errors as well as the referee’s wrong decision to award Bologna with a penalty.
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So much so that the ex-Napoli boss started smoking his vape while the game continued.
The ex-Sampdoria boss’ assistant Ieroklis Stoltidis was also left completely frustrated.
Mazzarri joined Iraklis after two years without a club as his second stint at Napoli ended in 2024.
The ex-Inter Milan boss spent a year at Watford as he left in 2017 despite securing Premier League status after a gruelling relegation scrap.
Iraklis conceded the opener after an unbelievable error by goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis Credit: Youtube / LubenTV
Bologna doubled their lead with a penalty that was fumbled by Panagiotis Tsintotas Credit: Youtube / LubenTV
