In stunning information, Walter Mazzarri is the brand new Napoli supervisor till the tip of the 2023-24 season. The Italian facet have determined to sack coach Rudi Garcia after a poor begin of the season and the French supervisor will likely be changed by Mazzarri, who beforehand coached Napoli for 4 years from 2009 to 2013. Mazzarri will signal a brief time period contract legitimate till the summer season 2024, when Napoli will probably appoint one other coach for the long run.
After dropping to Empoli at dwelling on Sunday, the proprietor of the Italian membership, Aurelio De Laurentiis, determined to sack Garcia. Napoli have misplaced three Serie A video games on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona up to now this season and at present sit fourth with 21 factors, 10 behind first-place Inter.
De Laurentiis has opted for a change and talked with a number of candidates, together with former Olympique Marseille boss Igor Tudor, who demanded not less than a two-year contract, whereas Napoli had been solely providing to him a brief time period deal till the tip of the season. Alternatively, Mazzarri instantly accepted the possibility to return to the facet he beforehand coached from 2009 to 2013, the place he had great success. At Napoli he received the Coppa Italian in 2012 (the primary trophy of the De Laurentiis period), certified for the UEFA Champions League group phases twice, ending third in Serie A after which in second place in his final season on the membership. Since then, Mazzarri has coached Inter, Watford, Torino and Cagliari.
Mazzarri, at Napoli, coached gamers equivalent to Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik, one of the crucial thrilling trio within the current historical past of the membership. The Italian supervisor maintained a very good relationship with De Laurentiis, who now determined to convey him again to the membership after this season’s troublesome begin. Subsequent season Napoli will probably begin once more with a brand new face and coach, however the imminent future is within the palms of Mazzarri.
