Monza Choosing Juric Completes the Serie A Domino | OneFootball

Three teams have yet to announce their next coach, nearly a month after the end of the last Serie A season, but all the choices have been made at this point. Monza were the final piece of the puzzle, as Paolo Bianco decided to head to Pisa after the promotion. The Brianzoli have picked Ivan Juric to replace him, Gianluca Di Marzio reports.

The Croatian manager is back in the saddle after being sacked by Atalanta after 11 games last year. His previous two spells hadn’t gone well either. He inherited Southampton when they were already doomed, and he lasted just eight games in the Roma dugout in 2024/2025. Instead, he had fared well at Verona and Torino, finishing in the middle of the table for five consecutive campaigns.

Juric will be the ninth new boss in Serie A. Eusebio Di Francesco and Lecce struck a deal to continue together. Once Massimiliano Allegri completes his Milan exit, he’ll sign a three-year contract with Napoli, longer than initially expected. Lazio are waiting for the FIGC contracts of Gennaro Gattuso and his assistants to run out before confirming the appointment.

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Juric failed to level up in bigger clubs, but he’s a rock-solid choice for a relegation struggler that should have the means to put together a gritty squad. Among the switches, Atalanta made the most interesting and ambitious choice, moving away from Gian Piero Gasperini’s shadow, but their roster will need a lot of tweaks to function well. Gattuso deserved another shot, but he took on a pretty daunting task. Bologna, Sassuolo, and Torino made calculated risks that could easily pay off big time.