Soccer-Serie A bottom side Verona sack coach Zanetti following eight-game winless run

Verona, who lost 4-0 at Cagliari on Saturday, have ​won only two games in the league as ‍they sit four points below the safety zone. "Hellas Verona FC announces that Paolo Zanetti has been relieved of his ⁠duties ‌as head ⁠coach of the first team," the club said in a ‍statement, adding that U-19 coach Paolo Sammarco would lead ​the first team's training session on Monday.

Serie A bottom side Hellas Verona have sacked coach Paolo ‌Zanetti after a year and a half in the position amid ⁠an eight-match winless run, the club said on Monday. Verona, who lost 4-0 at Cagliari on Saturday, have ​won only two games in the league as ‍they sit four points below the safety zone.

"Hellas Verona FC announces that Paolo Zanetti has been relieved of his ⁠duties ‌as head ⁠coach of the first team," the club said in a ‍statement, adding that U-19 coach Paolo Sammarco would lead ​the first team's training session on Monday. Zanetti led ⁠Verona to a 14th-place finish in the Serie A last ⁠season, avoiding relegation by six points. This season, they have fared worse, allowing a league-highest ⁠41 goals in 23 matches so far.

Verona host 19th-placed ⁠Pisa, ‌with both teams on 14 points, in their next game on Friday.