A slew of sackings
Marco Giampaolo
AC Milan are set to sack coach Marco Giampaolo after a dreadful start to the season, according to multiple reports in Italy yesterday.
The former European giants are 13th in Serie A. Giampaolo, 52, replaced Gennaro Gattuso during the summer, but the former Sampdoria boss has suffered four defeats in his first seven games, including a 2-0 loss to city rivals Inter.
Sylvinho
Lyon have decided to sack Brazilian coach Sylvinho just 11 matches into the season after a dreadful run of form, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.
Sylvinho only took over at the Groupama Stadium in May to replace Bruno Genesio.
It was the 45-year-old’s first role as a head coach, having previously been assistant to Tite for the Brazil national team.
David Gallego
Espanyol, in the bottom two in La Liga with just one win eight matches, fired manager David Gallego on Monday and hired Pablo Machin.
Gallego joined Espanyol as a youth coach in 2013 and became head coach in June.
The club said that Machin had signed a two-year deal. Machin managed another club in Catalonia, Girona, from 2014-18, leading them to promotion and then a 10th-place finish in La Liga.
Eusebio Di Francesco
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco has left Sampdoria by mutual consent after only eight games in charge, the struggling Serie A club announced on Monday.
The 50-year-old, who was sacked by Roma in March, had seen his Sampdoria outfit slump to the bottom of the Italian top flight after six defeats in their first seven matches this season.
The Genoa club sit three points from safety after Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Verona.
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