Fabio Grosso has been sacked as Olympique Lyon.

With OL inside the dropzone in L1, the board has decided to axe the former Frosinone coach.

OL announced: "Taking into account the results obtained and after an in-depth analysis of the situation of the professional team, currently 18th in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais has decided to implement a procedure that could lead to the termination of the employment contract of Fabio Grosso and his deputies, Raffaelle Longo, Francesco Vaccariello, Vittorio Carello and Mauro Carretta.

"Pending the outcome of this procedure, the preparation and supervision of the match in Lens, scheduled for this Saturday at 5pm, will be ensured to Pierre Sage assisted by Jérémie Bréchet, Jean-François Vulliez and Rémy Vercoutre in the role of preparator of goalkeepers.

"Olympique Lyonnais would like to thank Fabio Grosso and his collaborators for their involvement and professionalism demonstrated since they took office at the helm of the professional team."