Shakhtar Donetsk officially announced the termination of cooperation with head coach Roberto De Zerbi.

The contract was terminated by mutual agreement of the parties.

Together with De Zerbi, the entire coaching staff left the club - Davide Possanzini, Vincenzo Teresa, Markattillo Marchattili, Agostino Tibaudi, Michele Cavalli, Giorgio Bianchi, Paolo Bianco.

The Italian specialist got permission to look for a new club after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Croatian coach of Dnipro-1 Igor Jovicevich is expected to become Shakhtar's new coach.

Roberto De Zerbi took charge of the Pitmen in the summer of 2021 when he left Sassuolo. Under his leadership, Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Super Cup and qualified for the Champions League group stage twice..

Under the leadership of the Italian coach, Shakhtar played 30 matches, in which they scored 20 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats with a total score of 64:26.

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Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar would require FIFA to compensate for financial costs due to the war.