Napoli’s season is certainly proving disappointing, especially after winning the ‘scudetto’ a year ago, and only qualification for the Champions League can avert total disaster.
In this context Aurelio De Laurentiis, president of Naples, is already working on the search for the coach to lead his new project and hopes that this time he will make the right choice.
Antonio Conte is doubtful
After the departure of Luciano Spalletti, now coach of Italy, just weeks after winning Napoli’s first scudetto after a 33-year wait, his replacement, Rudi Garcia, He only lasted on the bench until November and then two more technicians, Walter Mazzarri and to be honest Francesco Calzonanor were they able to straighten Naples’ trajectory.
The great dream of De Laurentiis is Antonio Conte, which he wanted to take in October to clear up the questions that were being asked Rudi Garcia, but the former coach of Juventus, the Italian national team, Chelsea, Inter and Tottenham (his last team after being sacked in March 2023) is still not convinced to take Naples because of the uncertainty weighing on the continuation of the greats squad number. the nigerian goalscorer Victor Osimhen and the Georgian border Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who could leave the Stadio Diego Maradona at the end of the season.
The Italian left Fiorentina
In Italy they pointed out that the strongest candidate for the bench of Naples is Vincenzo Italiano, who at 46 years old will end his remaining three-season journey with Fiorentina on June 30, when his contract expires.
In addition to giving him a style of play based on ball control and an offensive vocation, in his second season he led Fiorentina to the Coppa and Europa League finals, losing both against Inter and West Ham, in both cases by 2-1. .
Looking to reach two finals again
This season Fiorentina continues to perform at a good level in the knockout competitions and also seeks to reach two finals: the Coppa (they had to overcome a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the semi-final second leg ) and the Conference League, where they will face Czech Viktoria Plzen in the quarterfinals finals (April 11 and 18).
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports today that the departure of Italiano, “on his way to Naples”, opens the door for Alberto Gilardino, who currently manages Genoa, to the point that “he is very close to FiorentinA”.
Source: La Verdad
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