Soccer-Lecce sack manager D'Aversa over headbutting incident


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lecce v Lazio - Stadio Via del mare, Lecce, Italy - August 20, 2023 Lecce coach Roberto D'Aversa REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

(Reuters) - Lecce have fired manager Roberto D'Aversa after he headbutted an opposing player at the end of their loss to Hellas Verona at the weekend, the Serie A club said on Monday.

D'Aversa headbutted Verona striker Thomas Henry in the aftermath of their 1-0 home defeat on Sunday, and the club released a statement later that day condemning the incident, and have now dismissed the 48-year-old.

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