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Leeds: Massimo Cellino sacks 36th
Cagliari boss in 22 years
Prospective
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has sacked the 36th manager in his 22-year
reign at Italian club Cagliari.
Cellino, who has won
his appeal to takeover the English Championship club, fired Diego Lopez on
Sunday.
Cagliari are seven points clear of the Serie A relegation zone after a 3-1 home
defeat by
second-placed Roma.
"This decision is extremely painful as Lopez has always presented himself as
a professional man, " the club said.
"But the change was necessary to give this team better direction until the
end of the season, in order to meet the objective of survival."
Under 39-year-old former captain Lopez, Cagliari have lost four of the their
last five Serie A matches, winning just three in 15 since early December.
The ex-Uruguay defender, who was promoted from assistant coach at the start
of the season, spent 12 years playing for the Sardinia club, making almost 350
league appearances before retiring in 2010.
Italian businessman Cellino, 57, is set to complete his takeover of Leeds
after an independent QC overturned the Football League's decision to block the
move.
He still owns Cagliari but is reported to be trying to sell the club.
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