Genoa owner Enrico Preziosi has changed his mind about his coach. Again. This time, the decision seems to be definitive as he has decided to relieve Davide Ballardini of his duties. As of today, the coach will no longer be in charge of the team that has achieved 12 points from 7 games, with a game in hand. Weighing on the decision was the 3-1 come from behind loss to Parma, which was very difficult for Preziosi to digest. Ivan Juric will now return to the bench for Genoa, instead of Davide Nicola, who had been contacted recently.
The decision has already been delivered to both managers, with Juric returning to train the squad for the third time, as he is already under contract with club until 2019. Therefore, no new agreement is needed with the manager as the contract signed in June of 2016 is still valid.
The decision to let Ballardini go was taken directly by Preziosi, after two days of conversation with directors Perinetti and Donatelli. The president was not convinced about the club's direction under the former manager, and wanted to use the international break as an opportunity to get the squad accustomed to the ideas of their new/former coach.
