The tree is burning again at Napoli

Another coaching change is imminent at Italy's soccer champions SSC Napoli.

19. February 2024

From: dpa/dl

As several Italian media outlets have consistently reported, the Serie A club is considering parting ways with head coach Walter Mazzarri. It would be the second change in the coaching bench this season. Napoli's President Aurelio De Laurentiis has already made a decision and Mazzarri is about to leave the SSC, the Italian daily newspaper reported Journal of Sport.

The 61-year-old Mazzarri only succeeded Frenchman Rudi Garcia in November last year after his dismissal. Luciano Spalletti previously led the SSC to the championship title as coach. Mazzarri had already coached the three-time champion between 2009 and 2013. Napoli is currently in ninth place in Seria A. After the draw (1-1) against Genoa on Saturday and the defeat against AC Milan a week earlier, speculation about Mazzarri's dismissal has been increasing for a few days. This Wednesday, Napoli will face FC Barcelona in the Champions League.

Successor should be ready

Wie die Gazette and other media reported that De Laurentiis' choice is said to have fallen on the current coach of the Slovak national team, Francesco Calzona. The club is already in advanced discussions with him. The 55-year-old Italian was already the SSC's technical trainer between 2021 and 2022.

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	25	21	3	1	63:12	66
2. Juventus	25	16	6	3	38:17	54
3.Milan	25	16	4	5	49:31	52
4.Bologna	25	12	9	4	37:23	45
5. Atalanta	25	14	3	8	47:27	45
6. Roma	25	12	5	8	45:30	41
7. Lazio	25	12	4	9	31:26	40
8. Naples	25	11	6	8	39:29	39
9. Fiorentina	25	11	5	9	37:29	38
10. Torino	25	9	9	7	23:22	36
11.Monza	25	8	9	8	25:30	33
12. Genoa	25	7	9	9	26:31	30
13. Lecce	25	5	9	11	24:39	24
14.Udinese	25	3	14	8	25:38	23
15. Frosinone	25	6	5	14	32:52	23
16. Empoli	25	5	7	13	19:38	22
17. Sassuolo	25	5	5	15	30:51	20
18. Hellas Verona	25	4	8	13	23:34	20
19. Cagliari	25	4	7	14	23:46	19
20. Salernitana	25	2	7	16	20:51	13