Atalanta turn to Palladino after Juric sacking / Photo: Carlo Hermann - AFP/File
Atalanta turn to Palladino after Juric sacking
Atalanta announced the arrival of Raffaele Palladino as coach on Tuesday, following on from the sacking of Ivan Juric.
The 2024 Europa League winners said in a statement the former Italian international had signed a contract until June 30, 2027.
Palladino, 41, cut his coaching teeth at Monza, first with the youth teams before taking charge of the first team in 2022 and competing in two seasons in the top flight.
He then joined Fiorentina, finishing sixth in Serie A before surprisingly departing last July after only one season in charge.
Palladino arrives at a club that has not recovered from the departure of its iconic coach Gian Piero Gasperini, who left in the close-season after nine years in Bergamo to join Roma.
Struggling Atalanta have won only four matches this campaign -- two in Serie A and two in the Champions League -- out of a total of 15 played.
In the league, they have lost two games in a row and lounge in 13th place after 11 rounds, with only six points separating them from the relegation zone.
Atalanta said in a statement that Juric and his coaching staff had all been dismissed on Monday as they became the fourth Serie A club to change coach this season after Juventus, Genoa and Fiorentina.
K.Sharhan--al-Hayat
