Soccer: Juve Sack Thiago Motta, Bring in Igor Tudor

Turin: Juventus on Sunday sacked Italo-Brazilian coach Thiago Motta. Motta has been replaced by Igor Tudor, the Old Lady said.

According to Ansa News Agency, former Genoa and Inter player Motta, 42, saw Juve’s Champions League and Italian Cup bids recently end, as well as suffering a 4-0 defeat by title contenders Atalanta. This marked the Bianconeri’s heaviest home defeat since 1967. Additionally, a 3-0 loss at eighth-placed Fiorentina contributed to the decision.

Juve have slipped to fifth in the title race. Former Italy international midfielder and ex-Bologna boss Motta has now paid the price for these outcomes.

Croat ex-Udinese, Verona, Marseille, and Lazio manager Tudor, 46, who spent most of his playing career as a defender at Juve, will now take over for Juve’s next game at home to 12th placed Genoa next Saturday.