AC Milan have sacked coach Paulo Fonseca after just six months in charge following his 1-1 draw at home scent.
The result left the seven-time European champions in eighth place in the Serie A table, 14 points behind joint leaders Atalanta and Napoli.
Milan are 12th in the 36-team Champions League table, having lost two and won four of their six games.
Fonseca was appointed in June to replace Stefano Pioli, who guided Milan to a second-place finish in the league last season and its first league title in 11 years in 2022.
“The club thanks Paulo for his great professionalism and wishes him the best in his future projects,” reads a statement on Milan’s website.
Speaking to reporters as he left the San Siro on Sunday night, Fonseca appeared to confirm that he had been sacked.
“Yes, it’s true. I’m out,” Fonseca said from his car outside the stadium. “That’s life. I did everything I could.”
Milan will face Juventus in the first leg of the Italian Super Cup semi-finals on January 3 and the second leg on January 18.
Italian media reports suggest that former Porto coach Sergio Conceicao is expected to replace Fonseca.
The former Lazio, Parma and Inter Milan midfielder left Porto in June after six seasons at the Portuguese club.
