Eduardo Berizzo has been sacked as Sevilla coach.
The former Celta Vigo boss was appointed in June following Jorge Sampaoli's decision to leave and take up the reins of Argentina's national team.
Expectations were high at the start of the season after the squad received an estimated €65 million of investment, but Berizzo struggled to implement a style or impose an identity on the team, and a board meeting on Friday confirmed the former River Plate defender's fate.
A statement shortly after the conclusion of the meeting read: "The Board of Directors of Sevilla FC, who met this Friday, December 22, has taken the decision to dismiss the coach of the first team, Eduardo Berizzo, due to the team's bad run.