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Hellas Verona, last in Italy’s Serie A, fires coach Paolo Zanetti

By The Associated Press
February 02 2026 03:00 AM

VERONA, Italy (AP) — Hellas Verona, the team in last place in the Italian league, fired its coach on Monday.

Paolo Zanetti was released two days after a 4-0 loss at Cagliari, which left Hellas Verona bottom of Serie A — below Pisa, which also has 14 points from 23 games.

Pisa fired its coach, Alberto Girardino, on Sunday.

It means six Italian top-flight clubs have changed coaches already this season.

Hellas Verona’s only two wins so far in Serie A came back to back in December.

The team is four points from safety with 15 rounds remaining.

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