Atalanta Club dismisses coach Juric, Due to poor results

November 11, 2025 / 11:16 AM

Sharjah 24: Atalanta, 2024 Europa League champions, parted ways with their Croatian coach, Ivan Juric, who took over in July from Gian Piero Gasperini, following a heavy 3-0 defeat to Sassuolo in the league.

Atalanta said in a statement, "Ivan Juric has been relieved of his duties as first-team coach, along with his closest assistants: Matteo Barrow, Miguel Veloso, Paolo Barbero, Stjepan Ostojić, and Michele Oricu."

High expectations

Juric, 50, faced a daunting task succeeding Gasperini, who moved to Roma this season after transforming Atalanta into a formidable force in Serie A over seven seasons.

As many observers and Atalanta fans feared upon his appointment, the Croatian coach failed to rise to the challenge.

Under his leadership, Atalanta won only four of their 15 matches since August (two in Serie A and two in the Champions League).

Failed to meet the challenge

In the league, his team suffered two consecutive defeats and currently sits in 13th place after 11 rounds, 11 points behind joint leaders Inter and Roma.

Atalanta became the fourth Serie A club to sack their coach this season, following Juventus (who replaced Igor Tudor with Luciano Spalletti), Genoa (who replaced Patrick Vieira with Daniele De Rossi), and Fiorentina (who replaced Stefano Pioli with Paolo Vanoli).