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AC Milan have sacked manager Paulo Fonseca after six months in charge following their management 1-1 draw at home in Rome.
The result leaves the seven-time European champions in eighth place in the Serie A table, 14 points from joint-leaders Atalanta and Napoli.
Milan sit 12th in the 36-team Champions League table having lost two and won four of their six games.
It’s Fonseca appointed in June to replace Stefano Pioli, who guided Milan to a second-place finish in the league last season and their first league title in 11 years in 2022.
“The club extends its thanks to Paulo for his great professionalism and wishes him the best in his future endeavours,” read a statement on Milan’s website.
Speaking to reporters as he left the San Siro on Sunday night, Fonseca appeared to confirm he had been dismissed.
“Yes, it’s true. I’m out,” Fonseca said from his car outside the stadium. “That’s life. I do everything I can.”
Milan face Juventus in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Italian Super Cup on 3 January, with the second leg on 18 January.
Italian media reports suggest that former Porto manager Sergio Conceicao is expected to replace Fonseca.
The former Lazio, Parma and Inter Milan midfielder left Porto in June after six seasons at the Portuguese club.
