Rome  - Serie A side Torino have replaced coach Walter Novellino with Giancarlo Camolese as they try to come out the relegation zone with nine games left.

A former Torino player, the 48-year-old Camolese steered the Turin club to the top flight in 2001. He was fired at the start of the 2002-2003 season.

Novellino, 55, closed a first one-year stint at Torino in April 2008. He was then called back in December to replace Giovanni De Biasi.

Torino have 24 points and lie second-from-last next to Lecce in the three-team relegation zone. (dpa)