Atalanta have finally decided to part ways with Ivan Juric after a dismal 3-0 home defeat to Sassuolo at the weekend, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano via X today , leaving the club stuck in 13th place after 11 Serie A games. Juric, who was appointed back in June to succeed the long-serving Gian Piero Gasperini, just couldn't get the team firing like last season when Atalanta finished third.
This season has been rough Only two league wins so far, and already 11 points behind leaders Inter Milan. After the Sassuolo defeat, Atalanta has been linked to talks with Raffaele Palladino to replace Ivan Juric as head coach , as reported earlier by Softfootball . The board clearly felt enough was enough. Juric's high-pressing, intense style, so promising in theory, just didn't click this time. The results were there for everyone to see.
The Croatian's recent managerial journey hasn't exactly been smooth either. He had a short stint at AS Roma in September 2024 after Daniele De Rossi left but lasted less than two months before being let go. Then he went to Southampton in December, only to leave a day after the club was relegated. Bit unlucky, honestly.