Fiorentina has officially sacked head coach Stefano Pioli and appointed Daniele Galloppa as interim coach. Pioli was dismissed after a poor start to the Serie A season, which saw the club go winless in its first ten matches.
Key details of the change:
Reason for dismissal: Pioli's firing follows Fiorentina's worst top-flight start in club history, culminating in a 1-0 home loss to Lecce.
The team had just four points from 10 Serie A matches, leaving them at the bottom of the league table.
Interim replacement: Daniele Galloppa, the coach of Fiorentina's U20 team, has been placed in temporary charge.
Performance contrast: Pioli's departure comes despite successful results in the Conference League, where the team had won all four of its matches.
Third Serie A coach fired: Pioli is the third Serie A coach to be sacked this season, following Igor Tudor at Juventus and Patrick Vieira at Genoa.
Previous departure: The news follows Fiorentina's decision on Saturday to terminate the contract of sporting director Daniele Prade.