AC Milan Fire Coach Giampaolo after Weak Start

AC Milan fired coach Marco Giampaolo after the team lost four of their first seven Serie A matches of the season which is one of the worst starts in the history of the club.

Giampaolo was appointed in June and tasked with reviving the fallen club, trying to end the club's eight-year trophy drought and take them back to the Champions League after a six-year absence.

The Italian's tenure got off to a horrible start and he was ousted despite the club ending a three-match losing streak with a victory over Genoa on Saturday.

"AC Milan announces it has relieved Mr. Marco Giampaolo from his position as coach of the First Team. The Club is grateful to Marco for the work carried out and wishes him all the best to come in his professional career," the club said in a statement.

Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport reported that Giampaolo would be replaced by former Lazio and Inter Milan coach Stefano Pioli, whose last job was at Fiorentina, which he left in April during his second season in charge.