Antonio Conte is ready to have a gathering with Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, over his future as Gli Azzurri supervisor – however who might substitute the Italian?
Will Napoli Sack Antonio Conte?
The Italian coach is vulnerable to dropping his place as Napoli supervisor after the Serie A champions had been crushed 2-0 by Bologna and dropped to fourth within the desk.
This defeat made it three consecutive matches and not using a win throughout all competitions for Napoli and the Scudetto holders have failed to attain a single objective throughout this run.
Following the defeat by Bologna, Conte made some damning assessments over himself and the Napoli roster, stating that he’s not ‘doing a very good job’ and questioning the gamers’ spirit.
Total, Napoli have misplaced 5 matches in all competitions this season, whereas additionally struggling a significant blow as Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out until March 2026.
Many anticipated the Naples-based aspect to be topped champions as soon as once more this season after their miraculous run, however the accidents to De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku have had an enduring influence.
Final season, Gli Azzurri secured a fourth league title on the ultimate day of the season, as Scott McTominay introduced himself as top-of-the-line gamers in Italy.
The Scottish worldwide contributed to 18 targets in Serie A final season (12G + 6A), however his performances this yr have did not reside as much as these lofty heights with simply two targets in 10 appearances.
This drop in efficiency has performed an enormous half in Conte’s unsure future and the Napoli supervisor could possibly be heading for the exit earlier than the tip of 2025.
Now could also be the very best time for Napoli and Conte to agree a mutual break up as we head into a world break, however who might take the reins in Naples?
Who Might Be The Subsequent Napoli Supervisor?
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini has been away from soccer since October 2024, because the Italian ended his spell as supervisor of the Saudi Arabia nationwide crew.
The 60-year-old has just lately been linked with a return to administration, turning down the possibility to handle Saudi Professional League aspect, Al Sadd, as Mancini seems for a job in Europe.
Managing at membership stage has additionally grow to be considerably of a distant reminiscence for Mancini, together with his newest roles approaching the worldwide stage as Saudi Arabia and Italy boss.
His final outing with a soccer membership got here between July 2017 – June 2018 as Zenit St. Petersburg supervisor, which means Mancini has been away from league motion for over seven years.
Regardless of this prolonged absence, Mancini has a number of expertise in Serie A, managing Inter, Lazio, and Fiorentina, lifting 4 Coppa Italia trophies, three Scudettos and two Supercoppa Italianas.
Mancini has taken cost of 316 matches in Italy’s top-flight, profitable 165, drawing 88 and dropping 63, which means Napoli can be hiring a person with large success in Serie A.
The 60-year-old is presently a free agent, which means Napoli would wish to pay an additional price to nominate Mancini and he can be out there to start out immediately.
Thiago Motta
One man that’s trying to re-build his repute in Italy is former Juventus supervisor, Thiago Motta, who has been linked with a number of jobs this season.
The Serie A has seen a number of managerial casualties to this point, with Igor Tudor, Patrick Vieira and Stefano Pioli all leaving their publish after a run of poor outcomes.
Ivan Juric can be on skinny ice with Atalanta and Raffaele Palladino is ready to take over, because the Italian seems to secure Ademola Lookman’s future in Bergamo.
Motta has been tipped to take a brand new position for a lot of months now after being dismissed by Juventus in March of this yr, ending his time in Turin with 18 wins in 42 matches.
The 43-year-old might have struggled with the Bianconeri, however his spells with Genoa, Spezia and Bologna present indicators of promise – which can persuade Napoli into an settlement.
Fabio Grosso
The primary title on this record that’s presently working as a primary crew coach is Sassuolo boss, Fabio Grosso, because the Italian continues to impress in Serie A.
Final season, Grosso guided Sassuolo again into Italy’s prime division after clinching the Serie B title, profitable 25 of the 38 league matches alongside the way in which.
Grosso has managed to take care of the step-up in high quality this season, as Sassuolo sit eighth in Serie A and picked up an enormous 3-0 win over Atalanta most just lately.
Sassuolo have seen star managers go on to realize large success in recent times, with Roberto De Zerbi impressing in Ligue 1 and the Premier League.
The 47-year-old is below contract till June 2027, which means Napoli would wish to pay a further price to cowl the contract termination with Sassuolo.
