Atalanta and Raffaele Palladino part ways as Maurizio Sarri likely to take charge

[p]The ‌42-year-old departs after overseeing ‌39 matches, despite leading the ‌Bergamo side to a seventh-place finish last season ‌following a difficult start ⁠to ‌the campaign.[/p][p]Palladino was appointed in November ​to replace Ivan Juric, taking over ​a team languishing in the lower half of the ⁠table.[/p][image alt="Sarri could become Atalanta boss" id="18108be4-5b19-47e0-b5a8-0491220bb8a9" credit-line="REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane" guid="aaaa14e6-f615-4cf1-87fb-f67d5560c46a" original-width="1452" original-height="996" /][p]While ​he steadied results, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a] failed to match the levels achieved under former manager ‌Gian Piero Gasperini.[/p][p]Their Champions League run ended in the round of 16, where they suffered a heavy 10-2 aggregate defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a].[/p][p]Italian media have reported that former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]‌Juventus[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] boss ​Maurizio Sarri is the ‌leading candidate to replace Palladino. The 67-year-old recently ended his contract with Lazio by mutual agreement.[/p]