Sevilla sack manager Matias Almeyda with club fighting relegation

[p]The Andalusian club, who are three points above the relegation zone, issued a brief statement thanking the 52-year-old former Argentina international, who had only arrived in Seville last July.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/almeyda-matias/8QHmyU3T/"]Matias Almeyda[/a] has been relieved of his duties as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sevilla/h8oAv4Ts/"]Sevilla FC[/a] first team head coach,"[/b] the statement read.[/p][p][b]"Sevilla FC want to thank Matias Almeyda and his team for his efforts and professionalism and wish him the best for the future."[/b][/p][p]The statement made no mention of a replacement or a potential interim coach, ahead of the upcoming two-week international break.[/p][p]Almeyda, who began his coaching career at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/river-plate/EVqSBe2f/"]River Plate[/a] in 2011, managed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aek/ANpZncAM/"]AEK Athens[/a] from 2022 to 2025 before being appointed by Sevilla on a three-year contract.[/p][embed guid="d9d2b804-c99f-4fd9-9d21-88e51305456c" url="https://x.com/SevillaFC_ENG/status/2036072010325921936" social-type="twitter" /]