Juventus have dismissed Thiago Motta after simply 9 months in cost and appointed Igor Tudor as his alternative till the top of the season.
Motta leaves with the membership in fifth place in Serie A, one level exterior the Champions League qualification spots. His closing two video games noticed heavy defeats, with a 4-0 thrashing at residence to Atalanta adopted by a 3-0 loss at Fiorentina.
Juventus additionally endured disappointment in cup competitions. They had been eradicated from the Champions League within the play-off spherical by PSV Eindhoven, suffered a shock Coppa Italia quarter-final exit to Empoli, and misplaced the Supercoppa Italiana to AC Milan.
, the membership confirmed Motta’s departure, thanking him and his workers “for his or her professionalism and for the work they’ve carried out in latest months with ardour and dedication.”
The Italian oversaw 18 wins, 16 attracts and eight defeats in all competitions however was unable to construct on final season’s Coppa Italia triumph. A run of poor outcomes and failure to safe silverware in the end price him his job.
Juventus have turned to Tudor, a former defender who performed over 150 matches for the membership between 1998 and 2007. The Croatian has been given a short-term contract with an choice to increase past the present season.
Tudor brings managerial expertise from numerous golf equipment, together with Hajduk Break up, Galatasaray, Udinese, Verona and Marseille. His most up-to-date function was a three-month spell at Lazio, the place he took over from Maurizio Sarri in March earlier than departing on the finish of the season.
This isn’t Tudor’s first teaching function at Juventus. He beforehand labored as an assistant below Andrea Pirlo in the course of the 2020-21 marketing campaign, gaining expertise inside the membership’s setup.
His fast activity shall be to stabilise a struggling Juventus facet and information them again into the highest 4.
Tudor’s first sport in cost shall be an important residence fixture towards Genoa on Saturday. With solely a handful of matches remaining, Juventus will want a robust end to keep away from lacking out on Europe’s premier competitors for the second time in three seasons.