Zoff could quit Florence

Fiorentina coach Dino Zoff has offered to quit his role as coach.

Zoff only took charge at the Stadio Artemio Franchi last month, but he is without a victory.

Fiorentina went down 3-0 against Sampdoria on Saturday and Zoff conceded he may have to make way, because the Florence outfit are suffering because of him.

Zoff has clashed with a number of high-profile Italian figures in his career and now he thinks that is effecting Fiorentina.

"Right now I have some unsettling thoughts about our treatment," he said.

"Perhaps on a purely political plane my presence here has not helped matters.

"In two out of my three Serie A games with this side I have witnessed disastrous refereeing performances.

"We also have to shoulder some of the blame for our current situation, but I think my presence is complicating it further. We'll see what we can do about that."

Fiorentina were left fuming after they were reduced to nine-men within the opening ten minutes - which included the dismissal of ‚é¼13 million Valeri Bojinov.

"I did nothing wrong," insisted Bojinov.

"I just rested my elbow on [Sergio] Volpi's chest after he had pushed me in the back.

"The referees should admit when they make a mistake. In any case, I apologise to my team-mates and hope my ban is no longer than one match."