Coach in Argentina sensationally quits after being spat at by own supporter

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A coach in Argentina sensationally quit after being spat at by his own supporter.

Omar De Felippe resigned from his post moments after Velez Sarsfield lost 2-0 in Monday's home defeat to Union Santa Fe.

It left the side struggling towards and one fan took matters into his own hands.

At the end of 90 minutes, a fan spat at De Felippe with the furious boss quitting in his post-match press conference.

According to the Sun, he said: "I'm leaving because of what happened on the pitch

"A fan spat at me. I can't stand that. I can't put up with a stupid person spitting at me.

"It's better to leave now.

The defeat on Monday was club’s 11th this campaign.

The 55-year-old had been in charge since September 2016, was already under pressure following a string of poor results.