Atalanta has confirmed that the new manager Ivan Juric was admitted to the hospital with an infection of the upper respiratory tract, so that he missed the first day of the club’s season.
In a statement on the website of the silk Atalanta confirmed that Juric was included in the Bolognini Hospital and was currently being treated. According to the statement, Juric’s «shows a significant improvement and is expected to be fired within a few days.»
Juric took over as an Atalanta manager in June and replaced veteran manager Gian Piero Gasperini on his departure to Roma.
Juric was most recently in charge of Southampton, but left after the Premier League relegation. He has a lot of experience in managing Serie A, after he has spent time on the helm of countless clubs, including Roma, Hellas Verona, Torino and Genoa.