Thiago Motta is set to be replaced as Juventus coach by Igor Tudor, club sources said Sunday.
Italo-Brazilian former Inter player Motta, 42, has seen Juve's Champions League and Italian Cup bids end recently end as well as suffering a 4-0 thumping by title contenders Atalanta, the Bianconeri's heaviest home defeat since 1967, and a 3-0 loss at eight-placed Fiorentina.
Juve have slipped to fifth in the title race and former Italy international midfielder and ex Bologna boss Motta is set for the chop, the sources said.
Croat ex Udinese, Verona, Marseille and Lazio manager Tudor, 46, who spent most of his playing career as a defender at Juve, could be announced as early as Sunday evening, the sources said, and take over for Juve's next game at home to 12th placed Genoa next Saturday.
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