🔗 Share this article The Bianconeri Bring In Previous Italian National Team Manager Spalletti Juventus have appointed previous Italy head coach the veteran manager to take the helm for the rest of the term. The 66-year-old replaces his predecessor, who was sacked following the loss to Lazio recently. Tudor had joined the club in March as Thiago Motta's replacement 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, after the team's failure to reach the 2022 World Cup under former boss Roberto Mancini. 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 after a World Cup qualifying defeat by 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 won the Russian Premier League twice with Zenit St Petersburg. Juventus were temporarily led by Massimo Brambilla during the 3-1 victory over Udinese on Wednesday placing them seventh in the Serie A standings - six points behind leaders Napoli after nine games. They are 25th in the league phase of the Champions League, after recording one defeat and two ties in the initial three fixtures.