<p>The ‌42-year-old departs after overseeing ‌39 matches, despite leading the ‌Bergamo side to a seventh-place finish last season ‌following a difficult start ⁠to ‌the campaign.</p><p>Palladino was appointed in November ​to replace Ivan Juric, taking over ​a team languishing in the lower half of the ⁠table.</p><p>While ​he steadied results, Atalanta failed to match the levels achieved under former manager ‌Gian Piero Gasperini.</p><p>Their Champions League run ended in the round of 16, where they suffered a heavy 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich.</p><p>Italian media have reported that former Lazio, ‌Juventus and Chelsea boss ​Maurizio Sarri is the ‌leading candidate to replace Palladino. The 67-year-old recently ended his contract with Lazio by mutual agreement.</p>