TURIN, Italy (AP) — Former Napoli and Italy coach Luciano Spalletti was in Turin on Thursday finalizing a deal to replace the fired Igor Tudor at Juventus.

Prepared to try and make the record 36-time Serie A champion a contender again, Spalletti stopped for selfies with Bianconeri fans before entering the club headquarters.

Juventus has reportedly already reached an agreement with Spalletti to coach the club through the end of the season, with an automatic renewal if the team qualifies for the Champions League.

Tudor was fired on Monday following three straight losses and an eight-match winless run that dated to Sept. 13. The unfortunate run was ended on Wednesday after a 3-1 win over Udinese under interim coach Massimo Brambilla.

Spalletti would become Juventus’ third full-t

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