Palermo owner says Delio Rossi 'ruined my Palermo,' sacks him

Udinese embarrassed Palermo with a 7-0 drubbing on Sunday (Fabrizio Miccoli's pants and body language said it all) and despite Palermo fans' recent petition begging owner Maurizio Zamparini to keep manager Delio Rossi, this marked the end for the gaffer. The sack-happy Zamparini has been itching to cut ties with Rossi like a junkie on a church retreat and immediately after the match, he made it clear whom he blamed.

From Football Italia:

Rossi has a one per cent chance of staying on the bench, you can bet on that, blasted Zamparini on Sky Sport Italia.

The team has been completely destroyed. He ruined my Palermo. Rossi has destroyed this squad."

"I'll think it over tonight and at most tomorrow morning, but I am seriously considering handing the side to the youth team Coach. I should've kicked Rossi out at Christmas."

That one per cent might have given Rossi a sliver of hope, but on Monday, Zamparini snuffed it out by handing the job to former Livorno manager Serse Cosmi. And the brief countdown to the day Cosmi is sacked and blamed for destroying the club begins...

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