{
  "id": 14493948,
  "title": "Venezia Dismiss Coach Stroppa, Poised to Hire Nicola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/venezia-dismiss-coach-stroppa-poised-to-hire-nicola",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/venezia-dismiss-coach-stroppa-poised-170500722.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venezia has dismissed coach Giovanni Stroppa and is set to hire Davide Nicola, according to Sky reports. The team suffered their sixth loss in a row against Atalanta, after giving Stroppa one final opportunity. Despite signing a few foreign players during the summer, their results have not improved significantly, despite generally acceptable performances. This firing avoids a similar mistake they made in the past, where they took too long to replace Paolo Zanetti and Eusebio Di Francesco, leading to relegation. Stroppa, with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws, and 29 losses in his last three stints, will formally join Cremonese after his contract with the current team is rescinded. He previously led Crotone, Udinese, Genoa, Torino, Salernitana, and Empoli to success. While the new manager's appointment is seen as a positive step, their efforts to score two or three goals per game have been unsuccessful so far. With a squad better than many relegation strugglers, it remains to be seen if they can turn things around.",
  "summary": "Venezia gave coach Giovanni Stroppa one final chance against Atalanta, but the Lagunari suffered their sixth consecutive loss, and the management pulled the plug on the coach, reaching an agreement wi...",
  "key_points": [
    "Venezia fires coach Giovanni Stroppa",
    "Hiring Davide Nicola as new manager",
    "Stroppa had mixed records with 3 wins, 3 draws, 29 losses"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}