Sassuolo sacks Alberto Aquilani, Roberto D'Aversa on pole

A defense that is too vulnerable, major absences due to injury especially in the defensive department, subpar performance from some key men like Berardi. These are partly the reasons that led to the dismissal of Alberto Aquilani who has no longer been Sassuolo's coach since the afternoon.

The young coach, fresh from his brilliant experience with Catanzaro in Serie B, had arrived at the court of the Squinzi family this summer after the farewell of Fabio Grosso, who moved to Fiorentina and was then sacked. A leap from Serie B to Serie A that Aquilani tried to face, with good results at the beginning (8 points in the first six of the championship, see the victory against Juve, the draw against Milan), followed by a vertical collapse that led to his dismissal after 5 knockouts in a row. The last one on the Roma pitch who pushed the club to change.

At the moment the club has not announced the replacement. Roberto D'Aversa appears to be on pole, having led Torino to 12th place in 2026 from February to May. D'Aversa was at the Olimpico on Saturday, as was Vicenza Montella, another name identified by Sassuolo for a new possible course, together with the former Napoli player, Francesco Calzona. At the moment D'Aversa seems to be the favourite. The 29 goals conceded in 11 days illustrate the state of health of a team that with 8 points today would be safe, chased by a trio made up of Monza, Venezia and Udinese, three rivals for salvation that Sassuolo still has to face. The journey away from home was embarrassing with only one point to their credit and 5 defeats, with a decline in the game and a poor ability to react when faced with difficult situations. At the restart the new Sassuolo coach will face Genoa at home.