Hoffenheim to part company with Pezzaiuoli

Pezzaiuoli, 42, succeeded Ralf Rangnick but Hoffenheim remain stuck in midtable with five games left to play.

"Obviously, it was not easy for Marco with the coach changes and the players who left in the winter," said club manager Ernst Tanner on Hoffenheim's website.

"But following the developments in the last weeks, we decided to go into the new season with another coach."