safety. Piacenza He was then appointed in June 2009 as new head coach of Piacenza for the upcoming 2009–10 Serie B season, being however dismissed in November due to poor results. Ascoli On 3 November 2010 he returned into management as head coach of Serie B relegation-threatened club Ascoli. On 2 November 2011 he was sacked because of bad results. Ascoli is currently last in Serie B. Varese Since 12 June 2012 he is the new head coach of Varese in Serie B. Reggina From October 2013 until December 2013 he had a brief stint as manager of Reggina in Serie B. Carpi On 30 June 2014, Castori was announced as the new manager of Serie B team Carpi, on a one-year deal. He started his Carpi experience in a hugely successful way, leading the small outsider club top of the league table by the end of the first season half and turning them into strong contenders to a historical first Serie A promotion. He was relieved of his duties on 28 September 2015. He was reinstated as manager a month later on 3 November 2015. He was successively recalled to attempt to escape the club from relegation, which he failed on the final weekday of the season. He was confirmed as Carpi boss for the 2016–17 Serie B season, which ended with the club narrowly missing a top flight return, being defeated by Benevento in the promotion playoff finals; he left Carpi by mutual consent successively. Back to Cesena On 1 October 2017 he accepted to move back to Cesena, taking over at the bottom of the Serie B league with the goal to save the club from relegation. In July 2018 the club was declared bankrupt and banned from participating in the Serie B. Third stint at Carpi On 18 September 2018 he was signed by Carpi, making his second return to the club. The team was relegated to Serie C at the end of the 2018–19 season and he departed from the club. Trapani On 19 December 2019 he signed with Serie B club Trapani. Second stint at Salernitana After one season at Trapani, he left for fellow Serie B club Salernitana. Under his tenure, the Campanians completed the season in second place, winning direct promotion to Serie A. Castori guided Salernitana for the first eight games of the 2021–22 Serie A season, being relieved from his