Coach Luciano Spalletti and Napoli seem to have been confirmed to break up. Italian media Il Matino reported on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) that “Spalletti has decided to leave Naples.”
The information that could confirm the breakup of the two sides is as follows. “Coach Spaletti said goodbye to the team just before the match against Inter Milan on the 22nd,” Il Matino said. “Larkroom leaders such as Giovanni di Lorenzo, Jambo Angusa and Juan Jejudus began to understand Spaletti a few hours before the match against Inter Milan.”메이저사이트
Captain Di Lorenzo scored a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute of the second half when he faced 1-1 and ran to the bench to hug manager Spaletti. Il Martino said, “This is the answer to Spalletti’s greeting.”
▲ Napoli confirmed their Italian Serie A title in the 2022-23 season after playing against Udinese on the 6th. ⓒYonhap News Agency/Reuters
▲ Director Luciano Spaletti to be celebrated. ⓒYonhap News Agency/Reuters
Coach Spalletti became Napoli’s hero this season by leading Napoli to the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years.
However, he suddenly decided to leave the team with a contract left until 2024. The reason why Spalletti decided like this is certain to have a conflict with Aurelio de Laurentis. Chairman Laurentis is known to have invoked a contract extension clause without consulting manager Spaletti. “Spalletti was disappointed to be notified in a letter from the headquarters executive that the contract had been extended until 2024,” Corriele delo Sport said.
Asked about the future of the possibility of resigning after the match against Inter Milan, Spalletti said, “It’s already been decided. I don’t think the situation will change (even if someone persuades me).”
According to Italian media set commentator Rafaeli Auriemma, there is another reason why Spalletti decided to leave. Auriemma said, “Spalletti decided to resign on the 20th of last month. “This is because Chairman Laurentis has selected six to seven candidates to replace Spalletti,” he explained.
Spaletti, who has been a coach for AS Roma, Zenit (Russia), and Inter Milan, took the helm of Napoli ahead of last season. He led the team from fifth place in the 2020-21 season to third place last season, securing a berth in the UEFA Champions League, and this season, along with Scudeto, advanced to eighth place in the Champions League, the highest in the club’s history.
▲ Directed by Gian Piero Gasperini Atalanta.
Napoli have already decided to replace Spaletti. Ciro Venerato, a reporter who is well aware of the Italian transfer market, informed Italy’s RAI Sports on the 22nd that “Chairman Laurentis has decided to coach Gian Piero Gasparini Atalanta as the new coach.”
Gasparini, who has been leading atalanta since 2016, led atalanta to the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history with third place in Serie in the 2018-19 season. And he was praised for reaching the quarterfinals in the 2019-20 Champions League the following year. “Napoli will give Gasparini a two-year contract with an annual salary of 4 million euros,” Benerato said. “The tactics could also be changed to 3-4-3.”
