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Atalanta hire veteran Sarri after sacking Palladino

Sarri, 67, has signed a three-year contract with Atalanta with an annual net salary of 3.5 million euros ($4.06 million) for the Serie A winner with Juventus in 2020.

Maurizio Sarri was confirmed as new Atalanta boss on Monday as the Serie A club make another attempt to rebuild following the sacking of Raffaele Palladino.

Sarri, 67, has signed a three-year contract with Atalanta with an annual net salary of 3.5 million euros ($4.06 million) for the Serie A winner with Juventus in 2020.

Sarri arrives at Atalanta after leaving Lazio last month following a disastrous season in which the Rome-based club finished ninth and lost in the Italian Cup final.

He replaces Palladino who failed to convince a club trying to reset following the departure of Gian Piero Gasperini for Roma last summer and was sacked last week after less than a season in charge.

Palladino was hired in November following the sacking of Gasperini’s replacement Ivan Juric in the hope of pushing for a top-four finish.

However he could only lead Atalanta to seventh in Serie A, some 12 points away from the Champions League places, and the Italian Cup semi-finals.

That is a far cry from the sort of performance fans and club management had come to expect during Gasperini’s nine-season tenure, which included a historic Europa League triumph in 2024.

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