Goal-shy Lecce fire coach Gotti
2024-11-10
ROME: Lecce, third from last in Serie A with just two wins and nine points after 12 matches, parted company with coach Luca Gotti on Saturday, the day after their 1-1 home draw with Empoli, `Lecce announce that they have relieved Luca Gotti of his duties as coach in charge of the first team,` said the club from Puglia in southern Italy in a brief statement on their website.
After their home draw on Friday, Lecce are one point ahead of Monza and last-place Venezia.
Lecce have scored just five goals in their 12league games, four fewer than any other team.
Gotti, 57, took charge last March, replacing Roberto D`Aversa, who was sacked for butting a Verona player after a match.
D`Aversa has since joined Empoli, Gotti`s last opponents on Friday.
Lecce were 16th when Gotti, former coach of Udinese and Spezia, arrived. The club finished 14th to stay up, are playing a third consecutive season in the top flight.
He is the second Serie A coach to be sacked this season. Roma fired Daniele De Rossi after just four matches.-Agencies