Juventus have dismissed head coach Igor Tudor following an eight-match winless run in all competitions, the club announced 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,” read a club statement issued a day after their 1-0 loss to Lazio. Reserve team manager Massimo Brambilla will take temporary charge.
Tudor, who replaced Thiago Motta in March, was Juventus’s first foreign coach since Didier Deschamps in 2006-07. A former Juve defender, he helped the team finish fourth last season and secure Champions League qualification, but their form collapsed after a promising start to the new campaign.
After three early league wins, Juventus drew five straight matches before suffering three consecutive defeats to Como, Real Madrid, and Lazio.
“I think we prepared well, but we’re still missing something,” Tudor said after Sunday’s defeat. “There’s no need to dramatise the situation — we’re all responsible.”
This marks the first time since 1969 that Juventus have made a managerial change before November. The club, currently eighth in Serie A, have failed to score in four consecutive matches and trail leaders Napoli by six points ahead of Wednesday’s home game against Udinese.
