italian football journalist daniele verri says the pressure to perform for montella was enormous.

italian football journalist daniele verri says the pressure to perform for montella was enormous. i think the expectation was very high. malan —— they paid so much in summer high. malan —— they paid so much in summer signings and that leads to a certain hope. and a certain expectation among fans. it was not as important nor as good as satisfying as people expected. so that led to him being sacked. it is a shame for him, obviously. he could not deliver what the club and the people were expecting. august football is something. september, october, november, december, it tells a different story. staying with italy's serie a and benevento have lost their 14th consecutive match and remain without a point after they lost 1—0 at atalanta. bryan cristante with the winnerjust 15 minutes from full time which takes the hosts up two places to 10th. in spain's primera division espanyol have moved level on points with getafe who they beat i—o. gerard moreno with the goal ten minutes after half time. former england manager sam allardyce is the leading contender for the everton manager's job. foll

ac milan have sacked vincenzo montella as manager and placed former italian international gennaro gattusothe club are seventh in the league after a run of only two league victories in their past nine games. eddie jones has been named coach of the year at the world rugby awards in monaco. the australian guided england to a second successive six nations title in 2017, before an unbeaten summer tour of argentina and three wins out of three this autumn. wales' ross moriarty willjoin dragons from gloucester next season. the british and irish lion has never played his club rugby in wales, but the move was made necessary by their new selection policy and follows team—mate george north's return back to his home country. england's women made it to the last four of the rugby league world cup last week, and with the inaugural women's super league season finishing only last month, the rfl has already turned its attention to next year and how participation can be increased. eight teams will compete in super league in the season ahead, with wigan warriors putting a team together in just a couple of mon

the club sacked vincenzo montella on monday. just two league victories in their past nine games. on sunday, they drew 0—0 with torino at home. gennaro gattuso, former milan midfielder, has been put in temporary charge. he has returned more than once to the sport he once dominated, but could this time be different for tiger woods? fans will hope so. this is the former world number one in practice on monday. he will play competitive golf this week when he features in the hero world challenge in the bahamas. social media is awash with reaction to prince harry's engagement to meghan markle, and there are lots of sporting stars having their say. england rugby say congratulations to rfu and ipf patron prince harry and meghan markle on their engagement, and best wishes for your future together. former tennis player boris becker said: british paralympic swimmer jessica—jane applegate tweeted this. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but, from me, that is your tuesday sport briefing. stay with me

chef: en milÁn ha decidido romper relaciones con visenzzo montella, ahora su elegido es jenaro gattusosido futbolista o no? chef: para mi sÍ. alan: es que hay algunos que sentirÁn unos contra otros y dicen que es mejor que seas futbolista hay otros que dicen que no. >> es un buen complemento. alan: cogÍa que piensas que un buen jugador puede ser un buen tÉcnico. chef: pero ahora no siempre el mejor jugador es el mejor tÉcnico. en el béisbol utilizan mucho los receptores que son quienes den toda la jugada, entonces esos si estÁn y desde que comienzan como jugadores tienen todas las cualidades para dirigir. no se cuÁl es la mejor posiciÓn en un futbolista. quizÁs el mediocampo. >> como maradona. alan: no fue tan buen tÉcnico. hugo sÁnchez fue un gran jugador en mÉxico pero fue pÉsimo entrenador. hablando de fÚtbol de mÉxico, en la liga mx juego de semifinales. monterrey enfrenta al morelia y tigres al amÉrica. otra vez nos va a tocar tigres. no lo puedo creer! quÉ creen? ricardo el tuca ferreti que ya nos tiene tomada la medida nos da impresiones del prÓximo rival. escuchemos. tuca ferre