Lecce Fires D'Aversa Coach After The Incident Hits Verona Players

Lecce Marin Pongracic (left) is fighting for the ball with AC Milan player Olivier Giroud

JAKARTA - After a controversial incident involving Verona striker Thomas Henry in the last match against Lecce, the club has taken drastic decisions by sacking coach Roberto D'Aversa.

In Sunday's match March 10 between Lecce and Verona, which Verona won with a score of 1-0, the atmosphere heated up when D'Aversa allegedly headed Henry at the end of the match. This incident caused chaos on the pitch.

🟡🔴 Dopo i fatti avvenuti al termine della gara Lecce - Verona, l’U.S. Lecce comunica di aver sollevato dall’incarico l’allenatore D’Aversa.Al mister ed al suo staff va il ringraziamento per il lavoro svolto. pic.twitter.com/es0V3cLV1x

— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) March 11, 2024

Dopo i fatti avvenuti al termine della gara Lecce - Verona, lU.S. Lecce comunica di aver sollevato dallincarico lallenatore DAversa.Al Mister ed al suo staff va il ringraziamento per il lavoro svolto. pic.twitter.com/es0V3cLV1x

In an official tweet via the club's social media account, Lecce announced the dismissal of D'Aversa for that reason.

After what happened at the end of Lecce's match against Verona, the club announced the sacking of DAversa coach,' the club tweeted through Lecce's official X account.

D'Aversa, who has coached Lecce since June 2023, has previously been under pressure due to a series of bad results. Although he claims that his actions were to protect his players, he later apologized through social media. However, he denies the accusations of impeding the Frenchman.

D'Aversa's dismissal occurred when Lecce was in 15th position in the Italian League, only one point ahead of the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Verona, thanks to their successive victory, managed to jump over Lecce's position and move up to 13th.