FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Stefano Pioli was fired by Fiorentina on Tuesday with the Viola winless through 10 rounds of Serie A.

The move came two days after a 1-0 loss at home to Lecce deepened the Tuscan squad’s crisis.

Fiorentina was next to last on the table, one point above Genoa, and has just four points from four draws — to go with six defeats.

“Fiorentina can confirm that Stefano Pioli has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the first team,” the club said. “Daniele Galloppa will take charge of the first team temporarily, starting from this afternoon’s training session.”

Pioli’s firing follows an announcement on Saturday that Fiorentina terminated the contract of sporting director Daniele Prade by mutual consent.

Pioli was hired when previous Fiorentina coach Raffaele Pall

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