Zdenek Zeman enjoyed a hugely successful homecoming at Pescara on Sunday as he orchestrated a 5-0 win over Genoa in his first match back in charge, ending the struggling team s wait for a first on-field victory of the Serie A season.
The 69-year-old was reappointed by Pescara following the dismissal of Massimo Oddo last week, having previously enjoyed a successful spell with the club in 2011-12, when he helped them win promotion to Serie A.
The veteran Czech is in for a tough task now, though, as they look to avoid relegation, with Pescara s only victory in the preceding 24 league games this season coming after they were awarded a 3-0 triumph over Sassuolo when it was found their opponents had fielded an ineligible player in a 2-1 victory.
Zeman made sure he got his second spell at the Delfini off to a fine start, as they destroyed Genoa courtesy of an early Lucas Orban own goal, followed by Gianluca Caprari s brace and strikes from Ahmad Benali and Alberto Cerri.
The victory was Pescara s biggest Serie A win in their history.
5 Pescara have won a Serie A match with 5+ goals margin for the first time in their history. Unbelievable.
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo)
Zeman s men remain last in the Serie A table with 12 points from 25 games and are still 10 points behind the safety of 17th place, which is occupied by Empoli.