Juventus and Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon has expressed his assist for his former colleague Luciano Spalletti, who’s the present frontrunner to exchange Igor Tudor as head coach of the Bianconeri.
Juventus introduced on Monday that Tudor has been following a run of eight matches with no win and 4 video games with out scoring. The Previous Woman haven’t received in any competitors because the 4-3 Derby d’Italia victory over Inter on September 13.
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A number of names have already been linked with a transfer to take over on the Allianz Stadium, together with Roberto Mancini and Raffaele Palladino, however Spalletti is the present frontrunner, and is already in direct contact with the membership.
Buffon on Spalletti and Juventus: ‘The perfect round by way of expertise’
UDINE, ITALY – OCTOBER 14: Gianluigi Buffon, Head of Delegation of Italy, seems on previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Israel at Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Buffon, talking on the closing ceremony of the Corriere dello Sport centenary occasion in Naples on Monday night, expressed his assist for Spalletti changing into the following head coach of his beloved Juventus.
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“For me, Luciano is the correct profile for any huge membership who desires to stay formidable. You received’t lose many with Luciano,” Buffon .
Buffon and Spalletti have labored collectively beforehand as a part of the Italy nationwide staff set-up. Spalletti was CT from the top of the summer time in 2023 till the beginning of the summer time in 2025, whereas Buffon served as delegation chief, a job that he nonetheless holds at this time.
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 20: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Italy, sings the nationwide anthem previous to the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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“It could be an amazing skilled selection,” Buffon mentioned of Juventus’s hyperlinks with Spalletti. “He’s a soccer man, he’s an amazing particular person and an amazing coach.
“Spalletti is the most effective round by way of expertise, charisma and authority. He’s the correct particular person for formidable golf equipment who wish to stay formidable. It’s a disgrace seeing him not within the dugout.”