Vincenzo Montella has been relieved of his duties as AC Milan manager, with the club's former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso immediately installed as his replacement.
The club's official Twitter account confirmed on Monday that Montella had been sacked, per Italian football journalist Adam Digby:
Former Fiorentina and Sampdoria coach Montella took over at the San Siro in June 2016 and replaced Cristian Brocchi at the helm, leading the club to a sixth-placed league finish and their return to European football.
This term has not gone well, though. Pressure mounted on Montella after suffering back-to-back 2-0 defeats against former clubs AS Roma and Sampdoria, and Milan were nine points off Serie A leaders Napoli after only seven matches.