Lecce dismisses head coach D’Aversa for headbutting

Lecce have dismissed boss Roberto D’Aversa after he head-butted an opposing footballer at the end of their defeat vs. Hellas Verona in the past weekend, the Italian team shared today.

🚨🇮🇹 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Lecce have sacked manager Roberto D’Aversa. 👋

Was due to scenes after game vs Hellas Verona yesterday. He headbutted striker Thomas Henry. pic.twitter.com/v6B2ujIfR2

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 11, 2024

Roberto (48) head-butted Verona forward Thomas Henry in the aftermath of their 1-0 home loss yesterday. The team announced later on Sunday that they condemn the incident and have now fired the head coach.

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“After the episodes that took place at the end of the Lecce – Verona game, U.S. Lecce shares that it has dismissed manager Roberto D’Aversa of his duties,” Lecce shared with the media today.

The manager was shown the red card along with Thomas. After that, the head coach, who joined the Serie A side in June 2023, apologized while claiming his footballers had been continually provoked towards the end of the match.

Lecce have triumphed in 5 of their last 28 Serie A matches. They are 15^th in the league with 25 points, 1 point above the relegation zone.

🟡🔴 Serie A side Lecce have decided to sack the manager Roberto d’Aversa after he headbutted Verona striker Thomas Henry yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ipAzOcbYbq

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 11, 2024