Playing career In 1985, Cornacchia signed for Italian third division side
Puteolana, where he made 18 league appearances and scored 2 goals. In 1989, he signed for
Cagliari in the Italian second division, helping them earn promotion to the Italian
Serie A. In 1994, he signed for
Ancona in the Italian second division. In 2017, Cornacchia was appointed technical coach of French
Ligue 1 outfit
Nantes. In 2018, he was appointed technical coach of
Fulham in England. In 2019, he was appointed technical coach of Italian side
Roma. In 2021, Cornacchia was appointed technical coach of
Watford in England. In October 2022, he joined
Serie B club
SPAL to serve as
Daniele De Rossi's assistant coach. He was relieved from his post, together with De Rossi and his entire staff, on 14 February 2023. ==References==