France, March 8 -- New Marseille boss Jorge Sampaoli formally took charge of the club on Monday less than 24 hours after the Ligue 1 giants were dispatched from the Coupe de France by the fourth tier outfit Canet-en-Roussillon.

Sampaoli, 60, quit his post as boss of Atletico Mineiro in Brazil to replace Andre Villas-Boas who left after disagreeing with the club's transfer policies.

His arrival at the Velodrome comes at a gloomy moment.

A strong side including seasoned peformers such Arkadiusz Milik, Dimitri Payet and Valere Germain started the last-32 tie on Sunday night at the Stade Brutus.

But it was a tough night for the vaunted visitors.

Jeremy Posteraro gave Canet a 21st-minute lead with a brilliant free-kick which beat veteran ...