SPAL said the ex-Italy international had been “relieved of his duties as first team coach” with the rest of his coaching staff.
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An Andrea Petagna penalty kick earned SPAL a 1-0 win at Parma in the first behind-closed-doors match of the Serie A season.
The Portuguese opened the scoring in the 39th minute, latching on to a cross from Juan Cuadrado
Semplici, who had been with the club since 2014 in Serie C (third tier) and gained back-to-back promotions to the top flight, leaves the club struggling in last place with 15 points after they lost eight of their last 10 matches.
Juventus missed the chance to clinch an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday as SPAL stunned them by coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Stadio Paolo Mazza.
Napoli extended their unbeaten run in Serie A to 10 matches with a 1-0 win over SPAL on Saturday to cut the gap with leaders Juventus to five points.