 In July 2016 he took over as new head coach of Serie B club Hellas Verona, with the clear goal to bring the club back to the top flight.He completed the 2016–17 Serie B season in second place, thus winning automatic promotion to Serie A in his first attempt, and was confirmed in charge of the club for the following 2017–18 top flight campaign.The following season he could not avoid the penultimate place and the immediate relegation, leaving the leadership of the team at the end of the championship after being long contested.