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Serie A: Juventus Appoint Paolo Montero As Interim Coach Until End Of Season

Juventus Under-19 coach Paolo Moꦗntero will take charge of the senior team for the final two matches of the season after Massimiliano Allegri was fired last week

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Turin (Italy), May 19: Juventus Under-19 coach Paolo Montero will take charge of the senior team for the final two matches of the season after Massimiliano Allegri was fired last week. (More Football News)

The 52-year-old Montero, who played for the Bianconeri, has never coached a Serie A team but Juventus announced on Sundayꦑ that he would make the step up for the final two league matches.

Montero will take charge of his first training session on Sunday before the team plays at Bol🏅ogna the following day. Juventus ends t💜he season at home to Monza next weekend.

Montero will take charge of his first training session on Sunday before the team plays at Bologna the following day. Juventus ends the season at home to Monza next weekend.

Allegri was fired on Friday for his ugly outburst toward the referees in last week's Italian Cup final. The coach 𝓀was also reportedly aggressive toward journalists after the match and Juventus said his behavior was not in line with its “values.”

Juventus is fourth in Serie A and has already qualified for next season's Champions League but 🔥before Wednesday's Italian Cup victory it ha🥀dn't won any of its previous six matches and there was speculation that Allegri's contract –which was set to expire at the end of next season – would be ended a year early.

Montero, a former defender, played nearly 300 matches for Juventus between 1996 and 2005 and has coached the Under-19 team for the past two years. The Urug🤪uayan also coached several teams in Argentina.