MADRID, May 1 (Reuters) - Granada have sacked coach Abel Resino after less than four months in charge following Thursday's 2-1 La Liga defeat at home to Espanyol which left the Andalusian club on the brink of relegation with four games left.
"Granada CF announces that coach Abel Resino has this morning been relieved of his duties," 19th-placed Granada, who are six points from safety, said on their website (www.granadacf.es) on Friday.
"The team's results on recent matchdays prompted this difficult decision."
Resino's replacement will be named later on Friday and Spanish media reported that they were poised to hand former Rayo Vallecano and Sporting Gijon coach Jose Ramon Sandoval the task of preserving their top-flight status.