Ivan Jurić’s reign as Atalanta boss is over. The Croatian lasted just five months, winning just two games from 11 in charge with a double-digit gap to Inter Milan at the top of Serie A. Defeat at home to Sassuolo on Saturday was the final straw before the powers that be at La Dea pulled the plug.
Attention now shifts to Jurić’s successor. Two names reportedly being considered by the board are Raffaele Palladino and Thiago Mota. The pair are leading the next Atalanta manager odds market as we take a deeper dive to see where, or more importantly, who the value lies with.
Latest Odds for the Next Atalanta Manager
The next Atalanta manager odds are set to go live, but before they do officially, we’ve got a preview of the top ten candidates for the job. We’ve stepped away from the tabloid noise and have laser-focused on who’s the best pick.
| Manager | Odds | Implied probability |
|---|---|---|
| Raffaele Palladino | 11/10 | 47.6% |
| Thiago Motta | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Igor Tudor | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Vincenzo Italiano | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Kjetil Knutsen | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Francesco Farioli | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Alessio Dionisi | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Alberto Gilardino | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Fabio Pecchia | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Giovanni Bosi (internal) | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Raffaele Palladino
Few stocks are higher in the Serie A managerial merry-go-round than Raffaele Palladino. The 41-year-old has taken to management like a ragu to spaghetti, taking Monza from a relegation spiral to a mid-table finish in their debut top-flight season.
He earned every bit of his two-year contract with Fiorentina in June 2024, before leading La Viola to their best league finish (6th) in almost a decade. Strangely, they parted ways by mutual consent in May 2025, but he’s already proved that squad stabilisation is turning into his forte.
Atalanta don’t need a teardown right now, more of a structured rebuild, and Palladino ticks those boxes as well as anyone. A perfect fit? It seems so, and even at odds-on, this has to be the value move for the next Atalanta manager.
Thiago Motta
If Atalanta are looking for a higher ceiling, Thiago Motta might be the play. The Brazilian made waves at Bologna, setting a club record 68 points in the top flight and securing their first appearance in the Champions League since the 1960s. He earned a big-money move to Juventus off the back of it, but his time with the Old Lady was short-lived.
Motta was sacked in March 2025 after five consecutive heavy defeats. But Juventus is a more cut-throat club than Atalanta. You have to get results, and there is no margin for error. He’d have the time to build in Lombardy, and if the market overreacts to what is likely going to be nothing more than a wobble in his career, then Motta could be a shrewd pick.
