Fabio Grosso didn't survive at Fiorentina, out after three straight losses in three games

Nine goals conceded, one scored and zero points. With those numbers weighing on it, Fiorentina decided on Sunday that it couldn't wait any longer and showed Fabio Grosso the door, just three matchdays after putting him in charge of the team.

The 2006 World Cup winner with Italy had arrived at Viola to take over from Paolo Vanoli, who had earned the club's trust by steadying the ship and securing safety in the second half of last season. But Grosso didn't even make it through a three-game window: he lost all three, and in brutal fashion.

It all started badly in Rome, with a 4-0 thrashing at the Olympic Stadium. Then came the blow at home, on the very day the club was celebrating its centenary, falling 0-3 to newly promoted Frosinone. The picture was completed this Saturday with another defeat, 1-2 against Torino at the Artemio Franchi. Three games, three losses, nine goals conceded and just one scored: a start that left the club's leadership no room to maneuver.

Grosso had built an interesting path as a coach, starting in Juventus' youth ranks before going on to manage Bari, Olympique Lyonnais, Frosinone and Sassuolo, with two promotions to Serie A on his resume. But in Florence, the project fizzled out before it ever really got going.

An uncomfortable data point for Mastantuono

Grosso's exit is no small matter for Franco Mastantuono, who joined Fiorentina on loan from Real Madrid specifically at the Italian coach's request, after a season in which he failed to nail down a regular spot in Madrid's first team.

The problem is that this is now the third time in just over a year that the 19 year old Argentine attacking midfielder has watched his coach get fired. Before Grosso, it was Xabi Alonso who gave him his first chances as a starter at Real Madrid, until Alonso was let go this past January. His successor, Álvaro Arbeloa, didn't make it to the end of the season in the role either.

Three coaches out in 13 months is a number that stands out in the career of any player, especially one who is just taking his first steps in European soccer. Now, with Fiorentina in the middle of searching for a new coach, Mastantuono will have to wait to find out who the next person will be to decide whether he's part of the plans or not.