Ligue 1 strugglers Lyon have terminated their head coach Fabio Grosso.

Posted 7 months ago

Italian coach Fabio Grosso has been sacked by Lyon after just seven games in charge of the struggling seven-time French champion.

Fabio Grosso has been provisionally replaced by academy coach Pierre Sage as the struggling Ligue 1 club announced.

The 46-year-old Italian lasted just over two months in the hot seat after he replaced Laurent Blanc on September 16, but his record of one win in seven matches forced the Lyon hierarchy's hand on Thursday.

In a statement, the club said the decision to move on from Grosso was driven by the poor run of results and came following an "in-depth analysis of the first-team situation".

Heading into the weekend, Lyon remain rock bottom and five points from safety, having accumulated just one win and a total of seven points from their opening 12 matches.

Grosso, who played 75 games for Lyon from 2007-09, had a contract until the end of the season. He was injured in October when the Lyon team bus was attacked by fans throwing stones after a game at Marseille, which left him bleeding from a cut to his face.

Lyon said Pierre Sage would be in charge of preparations for Lyon’s match at Lens on Saturday.