🔗 Share this article Juventus Appoint Previous Italy Head Coach Spalletti The Old Lady have appointed previous Azzurri boss Luciano Spalletti to lead the team for the rest of the term. Spalletti takes over from Igor Tudor, who was sacked following the loss to Lazio recently. Tudor had joined the club in March to replace Thiago Motta but departed after seven months after an eight-game winless streak. Spalletti guided Napoli to the Serie A crown in 2022-23 before taking charge of Italy, who had failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup during Roberto Mancini's tenure. He helped them qualify for Euro 2024 but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland. Yet, the Italian FA let Spalletti go in June post a qualifying defeat against Norway, as Italy faced the possibility of not making a third World Cup in a row. He has previously coached Inter Milan, Roma, and Udinese in Italy's top flight and lifted the Russian league trophy twice while at Zenit St Petersburg. Massimo Brambilla took interim charge of Juventus in the midweek 3-1 triumph over Udinese placing them seventh in the Serie A standings - trailing leaders Napoli by six points after nine matches. Their Champions League campaign sees them in 25th place in the group stage, having lost once and drawn twice in their opening three matches.