Palermo axe De Zerbi, appoint Corini as coach

Palermo have sacked head coach Roberto De Zerbi and appointed Eugenio Corini as his replacement, the Italian club said on Wednesday. The Serie A side were eliminated from the Italian Cup by second-tier side Spezia on Wednesday and despite chairman Maurizio Zamparini publicly backing De Zerbi this week, the coach was relieved of his duties following the defeat. "Having assessed the first-team situation, the club feel compelled to change the technical leadership and entrust the team to Eugenio Cor