Serie A strugglers Bologna sack coach Delio Rossi

Serie A club Bologna have dismissed coach Delio Rossi following the team's poor run of form.Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Inter Milan was Bologna's eighth loss of the league campaign and dropped the Rossoblu to 18th in the standings.A statement from Bologna read: "Bologna FC 1909 announces it has released coach Delio Rossi as first team coach and wants to thank him for the work done. "The club wishes the best of luck for him and for his staff in the future."Today's training session was carried out by Under-17 coach Paolo Magnani."Bologna gained promotion to Italy's top flight earlier this year after ending the 2014-15 campaign in fourth place in Serie B.The 55-year-old Rossi replaced Diego Lopez at the helm of Bologna in May. Bologna, who have mustered just six points from their opening 10 games, host Atalanta on Sunday.

Source: PA