Valencia appoint Baraja in bid to avoid La Liga drop

Gennaro Gattuso, who left Valencia after just seven months in charge of the LaLiga club. Pic: Nigel French/PA Wire.

La Liga strugglers Valencia appointed former midfielder Ruben Baraja as coach on Tuesday tasking him with saving them from relegation.

Los Che sacked Gennaro Gattuso in January before appointing staff member Voro for the eighth time as an interim coach.