Udinese fires coach Oddo, replaces him with Tudor

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UDINE, Italy (AP) Udinese fired coach Massimo Oddo on Tuesday and replaced him with former Juventus defender Igor Tudor.

The decision to part with Oddo was expected after Sunday's 2-1 loss to Crotone left the team four points above the relegation zone.

The 41-year-old Oddo replaced Luigi Delneri in November and won his first five league matches, including a 3-1 victory at Inter Milan. But the team has lost the last 11.

Tudor, who turned 40 last week, will work his first training session on Tuesday afternoon.

Tudor, a former Croatia international, began his senior coaching career in 2013 at Hajduk Split, where he won the Croatian Cup. He also coached PAOK Thessaloniki, Karabukspor and Galatasaray. He was fired by Galatasaray in December despite being in second place in the Turkish league.