Cristiano Giuntoli and Thiago Motta may reunite at Atalanta this summer. Giuntoli, a former Juventus sporting director, previously built Napoli's championship-winning squad.
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Report: Giuntoli & Thiago Motta could reunite at Serie A club
Former Juventus men Cristiano Giuntoli and Thiago Motta have been tipped for a reunion at Atalanta this summer.
Giuntoli is a sporting director who rose to fame during his time at Carpi, and then went on to build the Napoli squad that clinched a historic Scudetto title under Luciano Spalletti in 2023.
The 54-year-old ended his cycle with the Partenopei shortly afterwards, joining Juventus in the following summer.
After arriving in Turin, Giuntoli realised that Max Allegri wasnât the right partner to share the new project with, and eventually convinced the club to replace the Tuscan manager with Thiago Motta, who was coming from a remarkable stint at Bologna.
The Italo-Brazilian head coach was appointed in the summer of 2024, but he only lasted eight months in Turin.
The manager was sacked for his poor results in March 2025, with Igor Tudor coming in as a replacement, and he was soon followed by Giuntoli, who parted ways with the club at the end of the season, making way for Damien Comolli and his collaborators.
In recent days, Giuntoli emerged as the top candidate to replace Atalanta sporting director Tony DâAmico, who is expected to leave the club at the end of the season, and possibly reunite with Gian Piero Gasperini at Roma.
According to , the Orobici are also expected to end their collaboration with Raffaele Palladino. The Roman newspaper identifies Motta as a potential replacement.
Cristiano Giuntoli and Thiago Motta are rumored to reunite at Atalanta, where Giuntoli would likely play a key role in team management.
Giuntoli was instrumental in building the Napoli squad that won the Scudetto title in 2023 under coach Luciano Spalletti.
Cristiano Giuntoli is a sporting director at Juventus, while Thiago Motta is a coach, with both potentially collaborating at Atalanta.

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Mottaâs appointment at Atalanta would be good news for Juventus, as the 43-year-old remains on the clubâs payroll. In order to join the Bergamo-based club, he would have to terminate his contract with the Bianconeri, which runs for another year.
Nevertheless, it should be remembered that Giuntoli and Motta reportedly had a big fallout before the manager was sacked from Juventus.
So while the directorâs move to Bergamo appears plausible, he might opt for another choice this time around.