Milan, the eighth Italian football league, dismissed its Portuguese coach, Paulo Fonseca, only six months after his appointment, due to poor results and failure to compete for the top spot in “Serie A,” according to what was announced yesterday, in an official statement.
The Lombardy club, which currently occupies eighth place, 14 points behind leaders Atalanta, said: “Milan announces that Paulo Fonseca has been relieved of his duties as coach of the first men’s team.” Local newspapers revealed – after Milan, the seven-time European champion, tied with Roma 1-1 in the 18th round of the league the day before yesterday, when Fonseca was sent off at the end of the first half – that Lombard club officials informed the Portuguese of their decision after the match.
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