Overview
- Atalanta dismissed Ivan Juric after a 0-3 home loss to Sassuolo and confirmed Raffaele Palladino on a deal running to June 30, 2027.
- Club statements and reports cite a poor league return under Juric—13 points from 11 matches and only four goals in the last seven—as key factors in the change.
- Palladino arrived at Zingonia to sign and begins immediately with a mixed staff, inheriting a side 13th in Serie A and facing Napoli after the break.
- Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis publicly reaffirmed support for Antonio Conte and, with sporting director Manna, spoke by phone with the coach following his harsh post-Bologna remarks.
- Napoli’s injury list grew as André-Frank Anguissa returned from Cameroon duty with a suspected hamstring strain, with De Bruyne, Lukaku, Meret and Gilmour already sidelined; separately, reports say Roberto Mancini has accepted Al Sadd’s offer and is expected in Doha to finalize a deal to May 2026.