Bologna have appointed former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta as their head coach to replace sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic, Serie A team s CEO Claudio Fenucci said on Saturday.
Former Genoa boss Motta was most recently in charge of Spezia and will officially take charge of Bologna next week following the team s clash with Fiorentina on Sunday.
coach of first team will be Thiago Motta from Monday,” Fenucci told reporters. “We are finalising details but it can be considered official. Now it is important to think about tomorrow s game.”
Motta helped Spezia retain their place in Serie A as he guided them to a 16th-placed finish with 36 points from 38 games last season, before leaving the club in June.
Bologna sacked manager Mihajlovic on Tuesday after a poor start to campaign in which they have failed to win any of their first five matches.
