The announcement of Igor Tudor taking charge follows a rough spell, which saw the Bianconeri suffer heavy back-to-back league defeats.
Juventus club owner demanded to know what the problems were, and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli explained after quizzing those players that were not on international duty. The result was a new head coach at the helm, albeit on an initial short-term deal.
Who is Igor Tudor?
Tudor is a very familiar name to Juve fans, and is back at the club for a third stint. The giant defender/defensive midfielder played almost 200 games for the Bianconeri between 1998 and 2007, and was assistant coach for their 2020/21 campaign.
The Croatian kicked-off his managerial career with his hometown team Hajduk Split in 2013. Tudor took charge of PAOK in Greece, followed by spells at Turkish teams Karabukspor and Galatasaray before being unveiled as Udinese manager.
Tudor was second in command to Juve legend Andrea Pirlo, where the team qualified for Champions League and won the Coppa Italia. Yet the pair were fired at the end of the season.
He was in charge Hellas Verona and Olympique de Marseille, with his most recent role was at a three-month stint at Lazio last season.
Tudor's first game in charge will be at home against mid-table Genoa for Saturday's Serie A showdown.
Clubs Tudor has recently managed
After departing Juve, Tudor took the reins at minnows Hellas Verona and guided them to an impressive ninth place finish in Italy's top tier during his single season in charge.
Marseille was next, with Tudor's one campaign ending with a third-place Ligue 1 finish, before he was back in Serie A.
The 46-year-old's led Lazio to a seventh-placed Serie A finish to qualify for the Europa League, but Tudor resigned as he failed to come to an agreement with the club's hierarchy about transfer targets last summer.
What Juventus expect from Tudor
As a manager he strongly favours a 3-4-2-1 formation. His attacking and explosive tactics has won over fans and plaudits with varying success.
Tudor is a known fan of Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Gatti and Dusan Vlahovic. A rejigged formation and starting line-up appears to be on the cards.
Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram would offer physicality, while Teun Koopmeiners and Kenan Yildiz are likely to be played out wide.
Tudor managed Vlahovic at Verona, and has often claimed that the Serbia international is the best striker in Serie A. Paris Saint-Germain Kolo Muani, who has not scored for over a month, is likely to play a bit part.
Nine games at the helm
With the Bianconeri sitting fifth in Serie A, only one point behind fourth-placed Bologna, Tudor's objective is straightforward. He needs to secure a Champions League spot by ending the season in a top four position.
With the Scudetto now a three-team battle between Atalanta, Inter Milan and Napoli, fourth place is a fight between six sides.
Juventus will play AS Roma, Bologna and Lazio, who are all in the chase for a Champions League berth. Tudor will oversee Juve's final nine league, with winning a Champions League place enough to trigger an option to remain for the 2025/26 season.
How long Tudor stays
Tudor's contract is until 30 June, which means he is in charge for the rest of the Serie A campaign and for the start of the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup finals in June and July.
The highly lucrative Club World Cup finals conclude on 13 July, with Juventus waiting to see how Tudor gets on in his opening two games against Genoa (29 March) and AS Roma (6 April) before making a decision about who will be in charge at the tournament in the United States.
Tudor and Roberto Mancini were the two managers that interested the Bianconeri on a short-term basis, with Italian top-flight bosses unavailable until 30 June under Serie A regulations.
Juve head coach next term
Should Tudor fail, or choose not to stay at Juventus, then Napoli boss Antonio Conte could make a return to take charge in Turn. Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini aims to move to a rival Serie A side in the summer, although is a frontrunner at AS Roma.
There's a lengthy list of big names rumoured to be in the mix if Juve needs a new head coach that includes ex-Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi, former Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco, Barcelona legend Xavi and former Juventus star Zinedine Zidane.
Stefano Pioli, in charge of Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, has also been touted. However, Juve fans may not take to Pioli as he had been in charge of AC Milan and Inter Milan.
Tudor is short-term solution
His managerial career has been personified by a series of brief bursts, which brought an immediate results, so a nine-game stint and a shot at the Club World Cup finals seems sufficient.
With previous knowledge of the Turin giants as both a player and as assistant manager, means that Tudor knows how the club ticks and what the fans demand.
Tudor’s swashbuckling style of attacking style should be enough to get the Juve faithful behind him as long as he can product positive results.
When Tudor kicks off
He was announced as the new head coach, on an interim basis, on Sunday afternoon. Tudor took training less than 24 hours later, but with 13 squad members absent due to international duties.
Tudor will have little time with his players before he takes on his first game this weekend. Genoa, who have lost just once in their past six games, visit the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Saturday for what promises to be an intriguing contest.