Juventus have dismissed head coach Igor Tudor following an eight-match winless run across all competitions, the club confirmed on Monday.
“Juventus FC announces that it has today relieved Igor Tudor of his duties as coach of the men’s first team, along with his staff,” the Serie A side said in a statement, a day after their 1-0 defeat to Lazio.
Reserve team coach Massimo Brambilla will take charge on an interim basis.
Tudor, appointed in March to replace Thiago Motta, became Juventus’s first foreign manager since Didier Deschamps in 2006–07. A former Juve defender, he enjoyed a successful playing spell with the club, winning two Serie A titles and reaching a Champions League final.
He led Juventus to a fourth-place finish and Champions League qualification last season, but their early momentum this term collapsed after three opening wins. The team drew five straight matches before losing three in a row to Como, Real Madrid, and Lazio.
“I think we prepared well, but we’re still missing something,” Tudor admitted after the Lazio defeat. “There’s no need to dramatise; we’re all responsible for this difficult period.”
It is the first time Juventus have sacked a manager before November since 1969. The club, now eighth in Serie A, have failed to score in four consecutive games and trail leaders Napoli by six points ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Udinese.
