Salernitana rehires Davide Nicola 48 hours after firing coach

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Salernitana rehired coach Davide Nicola on Wednesday, 48 hours after he was fired by the Serie A membership.

Nicola was dismissed by Salernitana on Monday, a day after the staff misplaced 8-2 at Atalanta.

But the 49-year-old coach stated he satisfied membership president Danilo Iervolino to rehire him throughout a cellphone name.

The loss at Atalanta was Salernitana’s fourth in its final 5 matches — a run that has despatched the staff plummeting down the Serie A desk to sixteenth place, 9 factors above the relegation zone.

Salernitana subsequent faces runaway Serie A pacesetter Napoli on Saturday.

Nicola was appointed Salernitana coach final February when the staff was making an attempt to stave off relegation from Serie A, and he helped to show issues round. Back within the prime flight after an absence of greater than 20 years, Salernitana had spent practically your complete marketing campaign on the backside of the desk. But below Nicola, Salernitana recorded 18 factors within the remaining 15 matches to remain up and he was rewarded with a brand new two-year contract in June.