Stuttgart started with good intent as Roberto Massimo tested Rafal Gikiewicz before Daniel Didavi, captaining VfB for the first time in the Bundesliga in the absence of Gonzalo Castro, put the rebound wide. It wasn t long until Pellegrino Matarazzo s side had the lead, though, when Kalajdzic flicked on a Philipp Klement chip into the box for Philipp Förster to run onto and guide home with the inside of his right foot. Augsburg then grew into the game and carved out a number of chances. The best fell to Marco Richter after being played in by Ruben Vargas. He sidestepped a challenge before unleashing his shot from almost on the penalty spot, but Fabian Bredlow made a quality save low to his right. Making his first Bundesliga appearance since December 2018 (for Nuremberg), the stand-in Stuttgart goalkeeper produced further stops from Vargas and Richter again to keep the home side ahead at the break.
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Jesse Marsch will rejoin RB Leipzig as head coach, replacing Bayern Munich-bound Julian Nagelsmann in the role on a two-year contract until 2023.
Marsch, 47, worked as assistant coach to former Leipzig chief Ralf Rangnick in 2018/19, before moving to Austria to take charge of the Red Bull Salzburg senior team. With Jesse Marsch we were able to sign our dream candidate as the new head coach and quickly fill the most important position in the sporting realm at RB Leipzig with a top coach, said club CEO Oliver Mintzlaff. Jesse has done an excellent job in all of his previous positions and has developed step by step. It s naturally a great advantage that he has already worked for RB Leipzig for a year. Jesse knows the club, the city of Leipzig and above all our club and game philosophy.
Bundesliga Rumors: RB Leipzig s Nagelsmann Successor Confirmed From Three Candidates
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Nagelsmann agreed to a five-year contract with Bayern Munich
Marsch bested two other candidates for the German club s managerial position
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig is done searching for its next head coach just a day after incumbent Julian Nagelsmann s transfer to Bayern Munich.
Jesse Marsch, the current manager of Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg, is set to join the German club.
German site Kicker reported Marsch has committed to RB Leipzig after drawing interest from both Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur.
The American will have bested two other candidates the 2016-17 Bundesliga runners-up reportedly sought: VfB Stuttgart s Pellegrino Matarazzo and VfL Wolfsburg s Oliver Glasner.
Red Bull Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch will take the reins at sister club RB Leipzig following Julian Nagelsmann's move to Bayern Munich. We examine Marsch's suitability, his past, and the speech that made him famous.