Gonzalez sacked by Granada

Granada have sacked coach Fabriciano Gonzalez with the team sitting fourth from bottom in La Liga. Gonzalez, who guided the Andalusian team to consecutive promotions, presided over a 3-0 defeat away to Espanyol on Saturday which left the team just a point clear of the bottom three. The club announced Gonzalez would be present at a press conference with chairman Enrique Pina tomorrow. A statement from the club said: "After a meeting held this afternoon between the sports director Juan Carlos Cordero and first team coach Fabriciano Gonzalez it was decided to cease [the relationship] with the Galician technician. "This is a painful decision for us. The club want to show our appreciation to Mr Gonzalez for his services, becoming part of the long history of the club, achieving two consecutive promotions."