The Juventustoday far from the fight for the Serie A title, announced this Monday the dismissal of Croatian coach Igor Tudor, one day after the defeat against the Lazio at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
“Juventus announces that it has removed its first team coach Igor Tudor from his duties, along with his staff technical,” the Turin club, 8th in the Italian championship, six points off the lead after eight rounds, said in a statement.
“The club thanks Igor Tudor and his technical team for their professionalism and commitment over the last few months, and wishes them the best in their professional future,” the statement continued.
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Juve, the most successful club in Italian football, specified in the text that the team will be coached during its next match on Wednesday against Udinese by the current coach of the reserve team, Massimiliano Brambilla.
Former Juventus player, Tudor, 47, came to the bench last March to replace the Italian-Brazilian Thiago Mottafired after nine months in office.
The Croatian coach achieved the goal set by the board, achieving fourth position and qualifying for the Champions League. After, The Bianconeri started the 2025-2026 season with three consecutive victoriesbut they stagnated quickly, both in Serie A and in the Champions League.
Spalletti, among the candidates
The team has only collected five points in the last five rounds of Serie A, and consequently has fallen to 8th position. No victory since September 13Juve have lost their last three consecutive games in all competitions, and have gone four games without scoring a goal.
The balance that Tudor leaves in Turin is one of the worst in recent yearswith 10 wins, eight draws, and six losses, an average of 1.58 points per game, with 39 goals scored and 29 conceded.
The name of his successor remains to be discovered, who will be the fifth coach of the Turin club since the departure of Massimiliano Allegri in May 2024, a few days after winning the Italian Cup.
According to the Sky Sports television network, Juve leaders would be interested in hiring Luciano Spallettiformer Napoli coach and former Italy coach, fired at the beginning of June by the Italian Football Federation.
Very active in the market, Juventus spent more than 150 million dollars to acquire the services of players such as Edon Zhegrova, Lois Openda and Jonathan Davidwhose impact has not yet been noticed.
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