Serie B side Cremonese fires coach despite beating top-division Parma in Italian Cup
MILAN (AP) — After Cremonese's 2-0 victory over top-division Parma in the Italian Cup, the team's coach Marco Giampaolo was promptly sacked. Cremonese had suffered a poor start to the Serie B season, losing both opening matches without scoring and conceding four goals. Despite this, they managed to win their Italian Cup opener by defeating Sampdoria 2-0.
Giampaolo, who took the helm in March, couldn't stop Cremonese from being relegated from Serie A last term after finishing third from the bottom. The club expressed gratitude towards Giampaolo and his staff for their professionalism, effort, and dedication since joining Cremona. There was no immediate announcement of a replacement coach for Cremonese.
Parma's coach Carlos Cuesta might also face consequences, given his team's own disappointing start to the Serie A season with two consecutive losses.
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