Thiago Motta was sacked as Juventus coach on Sunday after lower than one season in cost with former participant Igor Tudor changing him, the Italian giants introduced.
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“Juventus FC announce that Thiago Motta has been relieved of his duties as men’s first team coach,” mentioned an announcement by Juventus.
“Juventus also announce that the team will now be led by Igor Tudor, who will take charge of his first training session tomorrow, Monday, 24 March.”
The choice to dump Motta adopted a 4-0 defeat by Atalanta their heaviest house defeat since 1967 and a 3-0 loss at Fiorentina within the crew’s final two video games, leaving Juve a disappointing fifth within the Italian prime flight.
Tudor will probably be tasked with securing fourth place, the final qualifying spot for the Champions League, which is essential for Juventus’ fragile funds.
Croatian Tudor made 174 appearances for Juve as a participant, earlier than going into teaching. His previous managerial experiences embody Verona, Marseille and Lazio.
Though his arrival in Piedmont had raised excessive hopes after main Bologna to the Champions League final season, Motta, 42, shortly dissatisfied the supporters.
His crew hardly ever thrilled and picked up 13 attracts within the league, whereas summer time recruits didn’t stay as much as expectations.
Final month, they have been knocked out of the Champions League by PSV Eindhoven within the play-off for a spot within the final 16 and the Italian Cup, of which they have been the defending champions, once they misplaced to Empoli within the quarter-finals.
The Italian-Brazilian coach made some odd selections, notably by relegating Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic and Turkish phenomenon Kenan Yildiz to the bench.
Juve are in a combat for a spot in Europe’s prime membership competitors with six factors separating Bologna in fourth and ninth-placed AC Milan.
“The club would like to thank Thiago Motta and all of his staff for their professionalism and for the work they have carried out in recent months with passion and dedication,” added Juventus.
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