Juventus have dismissed head coach Igor Tudor following an eight-game winless streak in all competitions, the club confirmed 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,” the club said in a statement, a day after a 1-0 defeat to Lazio. Reserve team coach Massimo Brambilla will take temporary charge.
Tudor, appointed in March to replace Thiago Motta, was Juventus’s first foreign manager since Didier Deschamps in 2006–07. A former Juve defender, he spent nearly a decade at the club as a player, winning two Serie A titles and reaching a Champions League final.
Despite guiding the team to a fourth-place finish last season and a Champions League spot, Juve’s strong start to this campaign quickly unraveled. After winning their opening three league matches, they went on a run of five straight draws followed by three consecutive defeats to Como, Real Madrid, and Lazio.
“I think we prepared for the match in the right way, but we’re still missing something,” Tudor said after Sunday’s loss. “There’s no need to dramatise the situation — we’re all responsible.”
It marks Juventus’s earliest managerial change since 1969, when Luis Carniglia was replaced before November.
Juve, who have failed to score in their last four matches, sit eighth in Serie A, six points behind leaders Napoli, and next host Udinese on Wednesday.
