Bento jettisoned by Olympiakos after string of losses


Football Soccer - Olympiacos news conference - Astana v Olympiacos - UEFA Europa League Group Stage - Group B - Astana Arena Stadium, Astana, Kazakhstan - 02/11/16. Olympiacos' coach Paulo Bento attends a news conference. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

ATHENS (Reuters) - Paulo Bento has been sacked as coach by Greece's Olympiakos after a string of poor results, the Super League club announced on Monday.

The 47-year-old Portuguese coach had come under pressure since Sunday’s 2-0 loss to PAOK Salonika. That gave it three straight league defeats for the first time in 21 years.

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