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Benevento fires coach

BENEVENTO fired Marco Baroni and named Roberto De Zerbi its new coach after becoming the first squad in Serie A history to lose its first nine matches of the season.

The southern Italian club is the only team in Europe’s five major leagues without a point.

Benevento also announced it fired sporting director Salvatore Di Somma.

The moves on Monday came a day after a 0-3 home loss to Fiorentina.

The Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Benevento will have to pay Baroni 800,000 euros (nearly US$1 million) as part of an anti-firing clause in his contract.

Baroni guided Benevento up from Serie B last season.

The 38-year-old De Zerbi — a former midfielder with AC Milan and Napoli — last coached Palermo nearly a year ago before being fired by the Sicilian club after just two months in charge. He was dismissed after the former Serie A side was eliminated from the Italian Cup by second-tier outfit Spezia.

Baroni’s sacking is the second coaching change in Serie A this season, after Diego Lopez replaced Massimo Rastelli at Cagliari last week.

Benevento, the club from outside Naples, incidentally travels to Cagliari today looking for its first points.


 

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