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 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 semifinals.
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.
