BERGAMO, Italy (AP) – Atalanta hired Maurizio Sarri as manager on Monday, the club’s third managerial change in 12 months.
Atalanta have not revealed the details of Sarri’s contract, but Italian media have reported that the former Chelsea manager has signed a three-year contract.
The Serie A club is struggling to find a replacement for Gian Piero Gasperini. his departure for rome last year after nine seasons in charge.
Ivan Juric was the first person given the job, he was fired in november Without a win in seven consecutive games, the team was struggling in the bottom half of the table.
Raffaele Palladino parachuted in and led Atalanta to a seventh-place finish, to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup (where they lost to Sarri’s Lazio on penalties) and to an exit to Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
However, Atalanta parted ways with Paladino last week and officially appointed Sarri as their new manager on Monday.
Sarri has spent four of the past five seasons as Lazio manager. The 67-year-old has also previously played for Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus.
he won the Europa League He won the title with Chelsea in 2019 and the Serie A title with Juventus the following year.
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