Sarri appointed ⁠head coach of Atalanta following sacking of Palladino

[p]The veteran manager returns ‌to the dugout just weeks ‌after reaching an agreement to end his contract with league ‌rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a] following a difficult ⁠campaign.[/p][embed guid="aec2de8f-3c0f-4f4a-893a-29c3879cbd6e" url="https://x.com/Atalanta_BC/status/2066521351448363152" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sarri, ‌67, who spent a brief period ​of his childhood in the Bergamo region, faces ​the immediate task of reshaping an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a] squad that has ⁠struggled to ​match the heights achieved during Gian Piero Gasperini's storied nine-year tenure.[/p][p][b]The team ended the ‌domestic campaign in seventh place in Serie A, failing to secure elite European football for next season.[/b][/p][image alt="Atalanta finished last season in seventh place" id="9132acf2-d48b-4c1d-a6e8-3a49f7f8d472" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d6e87d38-fddc-4ee7-a04c-3474d7c6e867" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Their shortcomings were further exposed on the continental stage, where their Champions League run ended abruptly in ‌the round of 16.[/p][p]The ​Bergamo side suffered a heavy ‌10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich, a result that ultimately sealed Palladino's fate after less than seven months ⁠in charge.[/p]