Igor Tudor Resigns as Lazio Coach After 3 Months

Igor Tudor has resigned as Lazio coach, ending his tenure after less than three months. Appointed in March to replace Maurizio Sarri, Tudor led Lazio to a seventh-place finish in Serie A and secured Europa League qualification. The 46-year-old Croatian previously managed teams such as Hellas Verona and Olympique de Marseille.

Igor Tudor has resigned from his role as Lazio coach, after less than three months in charge, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Tudor replaced Maurizio Sarri when he resigned as manager in March, and signed an 18-month contract. At the time, Lazio were ninth in the standings, and Tudor took them to a seventh-placed finish, and Europa League qualification.

"S.S. Lazio announces that, today, Igor Tudor has resigned as head of the first team," the club said in a statement. "The Club would like to thank the coach for his work and wishes him the best of luck personally and professionally."

The 46-year-old Croatian has previously managed Hellas Verona and Udinese in Italy, and took Olympique de Marseille to a third-placed finish in Ligue 1 in the 2022-23 season before leaving the club in June last year.