Serie A side SPAL sack Semplici

Milan, February 10: SPAL have sacked coach Leonardo Semplici following a miserable run of form.

The Serie A side are bottom of the table and have lost five of their last six league matches, a stretch that has left them seven points adrift of safety.

Semplici, who took over in 2014 and led SPAL from Serie C to promotion to Serie A in 2017, has paid the price for that run of form and is expected to be replaced by Luigi Di Biagio.

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"The club thanks Mr Semplici and his staff for the work done and results achieved over the years," SPAL, beaten 2-1 by Sassuolo on Sunday, said in a statement.

SPAL comunica di aver sollevato dall’incarico di responsabile della prima squadra biancazzurra mister Leonardo Semplici.⁣
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La società ringrazia mister Semplici e il suo staff per il lavoro svolto e i risultati ottenuti in questi anni. pic.twitter.com/uT5JGhiuYn

— SPAL (@spalferrara) February 10, 2020