Atalanta have appointed Ivan Juric as their new head coach, following Gian Piero Gasperini’s departure.

Gasperini ended his nine-year keep in Bergamo on Could 31 and was introduced as Roma’s new head coach on Friday.

Simply hours later, Atalanta introduced Juric as his substitute on a two-year contract via to June 2027.

The Croatian was sacked by Southampton in April, simply in the future after their relegation to the Championship was confirmed.

Welcome, Mister Jurić #GoAtalantaGo pic.twitter.com/PsGHSHLMER

— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) June 6, 2025

Juric, who had changed Russell Martin in December, was in cost for simply 108 days at St. Mary’s and gained simply two of his 16 Premier League video games in cost (D1 L13), with the Saints averaging 0.4 factors per recreation below him.

His appointment sees him return to Italy, the place he spent all of his profession earlier than becoming a member of Southampton.

Total, Juric has taken cost of 249 Serie A matches. He most lately spent just below three months in command of Roma, profitable simply 4 video games, with that job following a three-year keep at Torino.