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Hellas Verona dismissed coach Paolo Zanetti after an eight-match winless streak, conceding the most goals in Serie A and sitting four points from safety, the club said.
- Hellas Verona relieved Paolo Zanetti of his duties on Monday, the club said, with Paolo Sammarco to lead training.
- Two days after the 4-0 loss at Cagliari, Verona have only two league wins, both in December, conceded a league-high 41 goals in 23 matches, and sit four points from safety with 15 rounds remaining.
- After a year-and-a-half tenure, Paolo Zanetti had led Verona to a 14th-place finish last season, avoiding relegation by six points before this season's decline.
- Immediate interim arrangements include the club saying U-19 coach will lead first-team training on Monday as Verona prepares for a Friday game against 19th-placed Pisa with both teams on 14 points from 23 matches.
- Verona's sacking adds to a wider pattern, with six Italian top-flight clubs having changed coaches this season, following Pisa's Sunday firing of coach Alberto Gilardino.
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Verona have parted ways with coach Paolo Zanetti, the Italian football club announced on its website. Slovenian international Sandi Lovrić, who is on loan at Verona, will soon find a new coach, with youth team strategist Paolo Sammarco taking over temporarily.
Serie A bottom side Verona sack coach Zanetti following eight-game winless run
Feb 2 - 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. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Hellas Verona, last in Italy's Serie A, fires coach Paolo Zanetti
Hellas Verona has fired its coach with the team in last place in the Italian league. Paolo Zanetti has been released two days after a 4-0 loss at Cagliari.
The Verona has relieved Paolo Zanetti from the position of coach of the first team. (ANSA)
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