🔗 Share this article The Turin Giants Name Former Azzurri Boss Spalletti The Serie A powerhouse have named previous Italian national team head coach Spalletti as their manager until the end of the season. The 66-year-old replaces the Croatian manager, who was sacked after the Serie A side's defeat by Lazio on Sunday. Tudor had joined the club in March as Thiago Motta's replacement but left after seven months following a string of eight matches without a victory. Spalletti led Napoli to the Serie A title in 2022-23 prior to assuming the Italy role, who had failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup under former boss Roberto Mancini. He helped them qualify for Euro 2024 where they were knocked out in the last 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. Spalletti has also managed Inter Milan, Roma and Udinese in Serie A and lifted the Russian league trophy twice while at Zenit St Petersburg. Massimo Brambilla served as interim manager for Juventus for their 3-1 win against Udinese on Wednesday moving them to seventh position in the league - six points behind leaders Napoli after nine games. In the Champions League, they sit 25th in the league phase, after recording one defeat and two ties in the initial three fixtures.