Sassuolo have sacked Alberto Aquilani. The decisive factor was the 3-0 defeat at the Olimpico against Roma, their fifth consecutive loss and their seventh in eleven league matches. The Neroverdi are seventeenth with eight points and have the worst defence in the league, having conceded 29 goals, 19 of which have come in their last five matches.
The club’s top choice to replace him is Vincenzo Montella, who has stepped down as Turkey’s head coach and was in the stands at the Olimpico on Saturday. Other names being mentioned include Roberto D’Aversa, who was also at the Olimpico last Saturday, and, further down the list, Andrea Sottil.