Andrey Shevchenko has been sacked two months after taking over as coach of the Serie A club while battling relegation to Genoa.
The former world-beating striker, who went on to manage his Ukrainian national side, signed a deal in November until 2024, but lost an extra-time against his former club AC Milan in the Coppa Italia on Thursday in the final straw. proved to be. Disappointing performance of the form.
"The club thanks the coaches and their staff for the hard work they have put in in recent months," the club said in a statement on Saturday.
Former Genoa defender Abdel Coneco has been promoted from the youth set-up to take charge of the first team on a temporary basis, assisted by Roberto Murghita.
Genoa's next game is away from Fiorentina on Monday evening.
Rosoblu failed to win any of his nine league games under Shevchenko, drawing three and losing six, a run-of-form that left them 19th on the table, five points from safety.
They performed slightly better in the Coppa Italia, defeating Salernitana 1–0 in December in what proved to be Shevchenko's only victory, before losing 3–1 after extra time to Milan in the last-16.