Sevilla sack Alvarez
Sevilla have sacked their coach Antonio Alvarez over the club's disappointing start to the season and replaced him with former Real Mallorca boss Gregorio Manzano, it announced Monday.
Sevilla lost 2-0 on Sunday to newly promoted Hercules and currently stand seventh in the Primera Liga with eight points from five games.
That follows the club's exit to Portugal's Braga in the qualifying round of the Champions League in August and a home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Europa League this month.
Alvarez, who replaced Manolo Jimenez at Sevilla last season and brought the club the Spanish Cup, is the first Primera Liga coach to lose his job so far this season.
Manzano guided Real Mallorca to fifth place in the Spain's top league last season before leaving the club.
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