Sevilla sacked the Argentine coach on Tuesday, two days after a 2-0 loss to relegation-threatened Getafe within the Spanish league.
“Following the defeat at Getafe, which left the team just above the relegation zone, the club has decided to part ways with the Argentine coach ahead of the international break,” Sevilla mentioned in a press release. “The image shown by the team in these last matches has led the club to take this decision, in the hope that it can recover in the last 12 rounds of the Spanish league.”
Sampaoli coached Sevilla from 2016–17, earlier than becoming a member of the Argentina nationwide group forward of the 2018 World Cup. He impressed throughout his preliminary stint with Sevilla to earn his probability within the nationwide group, however Argentina largely struggled underneath Sampaoli, who was dropped from the group’s round-of-16 squad in opposition to France in Russia. Was.
ℹ Jorge Sampaoli has been relieved of his duties #sevillafc coach.
– Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) March 21, 2023
Sampaoli is 14th within the Spanish league with Sevilla, two factors off the relegation zone. The conventional membership from southern Spain has gained simply considered one of its final 5 league video games, with three losses and one draw. It has seven wins, seven attracts and 12 losses within the competitors.
Sevilla was eradicated by Osasuna within the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, and can face Manchester United within the final eight within the Europa League subsequent month.
The 63-year-old Sampaoli was in command of Sevilla in a complete of 31 video games, together with 13 wins, six attracts and 12 losses since taking on from Julen Lopetegui final yr.
Sevilla had been relegated to the second division for the final time in 2000, returning the next season and staying within the prime flight ever since.
Sevilla didn’t instantly announce a alternative for Sampaoli. It mentioned it was “already working on recruiting a new coach as soon as possible.”
Sampaoli additionally beforehand coached the Chilean nationwide group and extra lately French membership Marseille and Brazilian groups Santos and Atlético Mineiro.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
