Unicaja Malaga sacks coach Mateo

 　　MADRID, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Spanish ACB basketball side Unicaja Malaga had sacked coach Chus Mateo as a result of his team's disastrous¹ run of recent results, local media reported Tuesday.

　　He left the club after little more than a year in charge, after having signed for Unicaja in January 2011.

　　Mateo was sacked late on Monday following 15 defeats from the last 16 games in the Endesa ACB League and also in the EuroLeague where they finished bottom of their group in the Top-16.

　　Meanwhile in the Endesa-ACB, Unicaja have slipped from third place, behind Regal Barcelona and Real Madrid, to 10th place in the table and they currently² sit outside of the play off zone with 13 wins from 25 matches.

　　Former assistant coach, Paco Aurioles, who has also coached Unicaja's junior side replaces Mateo in the role for the time being.

　　Aurioles has been given the post on a provisional basis and it remains³ to be seen whether or not the club will continue with Aurioles until the end of the current campaign or look to sign another permanent coach.

1 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

2 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。