Bologna sacks manager Domenico Tedesco with immediate effect

Bologna FC have dismissed head coach Domenico Tedesco, ending a tenure that barely lasted a summer. The 40-year-old German-Italian coach was appointed on June 2, 2026, which means he survived roughly 105 days in the job. The decision follows a disastrous opening to the 2026-27 campaign. Bologna collected a single point from their first four matches, scoring just two goals while conceding five. Three losses and a draw is, to put it gently, not the start anyone drew up on the whiteboard. A slow-motion collapse The writing was on the wall well before the official announcement. Reports indicated that Bologna’s club hierarchy held a lunchtime meeting on September 15, 2026, to discuss Tedesco’s future. Bologna’s final match under Tedesco was a draw against Sassuolo. Tedesco wasn’t even on the touchline for that match. He was serving the first game of a two-match ban handed down for verbal abuse directed at a referee. Club president Joey Saputo was also sanctioned in connection with the incident. Tedesco’s winding road to Bologna Tedesco arrived in Bologna with a resume that included stints at RB Leipzig and Fenerbahce, plus a period managing the Belgian national team. What comes next for...