BUENOS AIRES, April 14 (Reuters) - Mauricio Pellegrino has been sacked as coach of Estudiantes after Monday's 2-0 defeat at Tigre, their sixth match in a row without a win in the Argentine championship.
"We have decided to end Mauricio Pellegrino's contract. We thanks him and his coaching staff for what they gave us," the club's technical secretary Agustin Alayes told a news conference after Tuesday's training session in La Plata.
He said the club's board headed by former midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron made the decision at a meeting earlier on Tuesday.
Estudiantes began the season with three victories but have since picked up two points out of a possible 18.