Palermo sack Gattuso, appoint Iachini

Palermo sack Gattuso, appoint Iachini

Palermo sack Gattuso, appoint Iachini

Palermo have sacked Gennaro Gattuso and replaced the former Rangers and AC Milan midfielder with Giuseppe Iachini, the Serie B side said in a statement on Wednesday.

Gattuso had been appointed in the summer in the hope he could lead the Sicilian side back to Serie A following their relegation to the second division last season.

However under Gattuso, making his first serious foray into full-time coaching, Palermo had collected just seven points from six games, their latest reverse coming on Tuesday with a 2-1 defeat at Bari.

Palermo club president and owner Maurizio Zamparini, who is known for frequently changing coaches when faced with unsatisfactory results, said: "It is with deep regret that we have had to release Gennaro Gattuso from his position as coach of the squad.

"His first serious coaching position was perhaps too big a responsibility at a club as demanding as Palermo.

"The results have proved us wrong. I have now given Giuseppe Iachini the job of leading us back to Serie A."


AFP

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