Serie A club Lazio on Monday announced Croatian coach Igor Tudor will replace Maurizio Sarri with immediate effect.
Sarri stepped down last week after a poor run of form left the Roman club ninth in Italy’s top flight and off the pace for European football.
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“Lazio announces that Igor Tudor, starting today, will take on the role of manager of the first team,” the club said in a brief statement.
“Good luck, gaffer!” it added in English on X, posting a photo of the former Croatia defender holding a Lazio scarf.
Tudor, 45, who won two Serie A titles with Juventus as a player, took Marseille to third in Ligue 1 last season but left the long-troubled club “for professional and private reasons”.
Tudor was also previously at Verona, who finished ninth after he took over from sacked Eusebio Di Francesco.
AFP