La Liga: Sevilla sack Vincenzo Montella due to nine-game winless run after just four months in charge

Madrid: Sevilla sacked coach Vincenzo Montella after just four months in charge on Saturday after a run of nine games without a win, the Spanish La Liga side announced. Former coach Joaquin Caparros, 62, and without a club since leaving Qatar’s Al Ahli in December, was named as Montella’s successor. [caption id=“attachment_4449607” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sevilla appointed Vincenzo Montella in December to replace Eduardo Berizzo. Reuters[/caption] “The club took this decision due to the poor results of the team who haven’t won since 13 March,” said Sevilla in a statement. Friday’s 2-1 defeat at lowly Levante proved the final straw for a club who are seventh in the table and hanging on grimly for a place in next season’s Europa League. The loss to Levante followed last weekend’s 5-0 rout at the hands of Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. Montella, 43, replaced Argentine coach Eduardo Berizzo at the end of December, who was sacked just a month after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Montella led Sevilla to a memorable Champions League last-16 win over Manchester United before their run ended in the quarter-finals at the hands of Bayern Munich. In 28 matches, the Italian won 11 and lost 10 with seven draws. Caparros was in charge of Sevilla from 2000-2005 and has four games in which to secure a European place.