Cosmi sacked by Udinese Friday 10 February, 2006
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Udinese Coach Serse Cosmi has been sacked after spending the night locked in crisis talks with the club.
After returning from Barcelona yesterday, Gino Pozzo, son of President Giampaolo, met Cosmi where the two parties agreed a pay-off with regard to the 18 months he still had to run on his contract.
The struggling Stadio Friuli outfit have appointed veteran defender Nestor Sensini as a player Coach, with former Como boss Loris Dominissini assisting the South American.
Sensini, who recently became the third oldest player to score in Serie A history at the age of 39, joined Udinese in 1989.
Following successful spells with Parma and Lazio, the Argentine returned to the North-eastern outfit over the summer of 2004.
Although the decision to sack Cosmi was not totally unexpected, it was believed that he would be given at least the Lazio game to save his job.
“I am still evaluating the situation,” said Giampaolo Pozzo only last night. “We are aware that the team is in an unpredictable situation and we must find a way out.”
Cosmi made a sensational start to his Bianconeri career following his arrival from Genoa in the summer.
He safely steered the club into the Champions League and came desperately close to reaching the last 16 of that same competition until the 2-0 loss to Barcelona.
However, the outfit have struggled of late in the championship and the loss to Reggina on Wednesday was the final straw.
After just one win in 11 games and with the club in tenth with just 26 points, Cosmi seemed resigned to his fate.
“I have defended the team as much as I can. I also felt that I was safe in the job, but after this I feel the critics were right,” he said after the 2-1 loss.
“We are dropping down the table and find ourselves in a difficult situation.” |
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