Soccer-Pirlo sacked as Sampdoria manager

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Bologna v Juventus - Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy - May 23, 2021 Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo reacts REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File photo

(Reuters) - Andrea Pirlo has been sacked as manager of Sampdoria after just over a season in charge, the Serie B club said on Thursday.

Sampdoria started the season with one draw and two losses, leaving them second-bottom in the table.

Pirlo, who won the World Cup as a player with Italy in 2006, had a one-year spell as Juventus coach in 2020-21, after he briefly coached their under-23 team.

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Toby Davis)