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He scored a hat-trick against
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title and ensuring promotion through the playoffs after missing out on automatic promotion to Bari and Parma. However, he had a hard season in Serie A, as
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His time in Spain, however, proved unsuccessful, as he fell out with the coaching staff after making statements in the press, which led to him being a sub-player for most of his short stay in Spain. Tavano then returned to Italy for a loan spell with
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On 15 November 2022, Tavano took on his first head coaching role, in charge of
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in mid-2006, for €9 million. He received a call-up from the
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campaign to try to lead his team back into the top flight.
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