Igor Tudor knows the route to Continassa only too well, having trodden it for the entirety of the 2020-2021 season. A return to the black and white fold, he originally served as the assistant to Andrea Pirlo, playing an inevitably shadowy role. Now, however, the entirety of Juventus’ fortunes rests in his hands, at least for the coming two months and a bit more of this season. The long-lasting romance between the Croatian and the Juventus colours began all the way back in 1998, when he was a fresh-faced twenty-year-old just starting out in his career. For further details, head to the ANSA agency: Juve parts ways with Thiago Motta; the new manager is Igor Tudor - News - Ansa.it. The club has formally announced the arrival of the Croatian at the helm of the first team. Turin welcomed him as a kid, embarking on his first adventure far from his home in Croatia and Split. He bid farewell as a man in 2005, having accumulated over a hundred appearances and five trophies gracing the club’s cabinet, including league titles in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, Supercoppa Italiana wins in 2002 and 2003, and the Intertoto Cup in 1999. After a stint with Siena, he made a return to the Old Lady in the club’s most challenging season, 2006-2007, unfortunately without a single appearance due to a lengthy injury that sidelined him. Nevertheless, the Juventus colours never lost their hold on him, and his dream of a return was partially realised during his year alongside Pirlo, which didn’t exactly go as he had hoped. "I’ll never play second fiddle again," Tudor insisted following that episode, as he has always gravitated back to a head coaching role. Starting with Hajduk Split after serving as an assistant to the Croatian national team, he subsequently wandered between PAOK, Karabükspor, and Galatasaray before landing back in Italy at Udinese in 2018. This was amid a shorter chapter as Pirlo's assistant, followed by managerial roles at Verona and Marseille, arriving most recently at Lazio, where he lasted from March to June. Ironically, his debut with Lazio was against Juventus, who he managed to defeat 1-0 at the Olimpico. His first hurdle now awaits against Genoa on Saturday at the Stadium: Tudor has a week to prepare for this crucial encounter against the Grifone. After that, he’ll have two months to secure a Champions League spot and potentially eye a “permanent” position in the black and white, as his contract until season's end has all the hallmarks of a temporary arrangement. Yet such talks can wait; right now, Tudor’s mission is to lift a wounded Juventus, reeling from conceding seven goals in just two matches.
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