After publicly backing his coach at the weekend, Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini has dismissed Roberto De Zerbi after the rosanero were eliminated on penalties by Serie B side Spezia this evening. His place will be taken by Eugenio Corini.

In an official statement, the Sicilian club stated announced that; “Having assessed the situation, the club has decided to make a change and the squad has been put in the hands of Eugenio Corini”.
 

De Zerbi will leave the club with an unwanted record; their current run of seven straight defeats is a Serie A record and they have yet to pick up a single point at the Renzo Barbera this campaign. The 46-year-old Corini spent four years as a player at the club between 2003 & 2007 and has previously been in charge at Crotone, Frosinone and Chievo. He now faces his most diifcult task ever in trying to salvage something form a season that already looks like ending in relegation.

Steve Mitchell @barafundler