AC Milan have sacked coach Marco Giampaolo after just seven games in charge, the Serie A club said on Tuesday.

“AC Milan announces it has relieved Mr. Marco Giampaolo from his position as coach of the First Team,” the club said in an English-language statement.

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“The Club is grateful to Marco for the work carried out and wishes him all the best to come in his professional career.”

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Giampaolo, 52, replaced Gennaro Gattuso during the summer, but the former European giants are 13th in Serie A — three points above the relegation zone — after four defeats in seven games.

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Former Fiorentina and Inter Milan coach Stefano Pioli is reported to be set to take over the seven-time European champions who won the last of their 18 Italian league titles in 2011.

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