Soccer: Sampdoria sack D'Aversa

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 17 - Relegation-threatened Sampdoria on Monday sacked manager Roberto D'Aversa after a run of three straight losses including Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Torino that left the Genoa side sixth from the bottom of Serie A, two points above the drop zone.
    In a statement, Samp thanked the 46-year-old Stuttgart-born former Parma coach for his "seriousness and professionalism".
    La Gazzetta dello Sport said Marco Giampaolo, who coached Sampdoria from 2016 to 2019, would return to the Genoese bench once he is formally released from his contract with Torino, which sacked him last year. (ANSA).