Carlo Ancelotti led Napoli to second in Serie A last season but they have struggled this termNapoli have sacked manager Carlo Ancelotti less than three hours after he guided them into the Champions League knockout stages. Ancelotti was in his second season in charge of Napoli but they sit seventh in the league after that poor run. Last month the manager and Napoli players were in a high-profile dispute with president Aurelio de Laurentiis. But a tweet later that evening simply read: "SSC Napoli has taken the decision to part ways with first-team coach Carlo Ancelotti. "The friendship and mutual respect between the club, president Aurelio de Laurentiis and Carlo Ancelotti remain intact."

Source: BBC December 10, 2019 22:47 UTC