The never-ending merry-go-round of coaches at Palermo took another bizarre turn yesterday when the struggling Serie A club released Giovanni Bosi after only one game and re-hired Beppe Iachini three months after he was fired.

Palermo players have been left wondering who will be in charge when they turn up for training as there have been six coaching changes since the start of the season.

Palermo started the campaign under Iachini, who was fired in November and replaced by Davide Ballardini. He was sacked in January after seven games at the helm.

Palermo appointed Guil-lermo Barros Schelotto but it transpired the Argentine did not have a coaching licence and could not sit on the bench.

On Jan. 26, Palermo hired Giovanni Tedesco and handed Schelotto a supervisory role until he got his licence.

However, Schelotto resigned last week after UEFA turned down his licence application and Palermo announced that Bosi would take over as coach even though Tedesco had not been formally sacked.

Tedesco has been retained as a member of the first-team coaching staff.

Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Torino in Bosi’s first game in charge, however, prompted Palermo owner Maurizio Zamparini to bring back Iachini.

Zamparini asked the fans for forgiveness for “this month of chaos”, adding that this had been due to his “wrong evaluation and misunderstanding” of Iachini.

Palermo are 15th in Serie A with 26 points from 25 games, four clear of the drop zone.