Massimiliano Allegri has vowed to construct on the robust foundations laid by Antonio Conte at Napoli and pressured his want to compete on all fronts subsequent season.
Allegri was formally introduced as Napoli supervisor on Tuesday, having agreed a three-year contract earlier this month after being sacked by AC Milan.
The 58-year-old will change Conte, who led Napoli to the Scudetto within the 2024-25 season.
Conte completed second final season, however his 76 factors had been the fewest his workforce had ever received in a Serie A season.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis pressured the necessity for consistency within the membership’s subsequent appointment and determined to nominate Allegri, who has received 14 trophies throughout his managerial profession, two with Milan and 12 with Juventus.
That is the second time Allegri has taken over Conte’s workforce, having taken over at Juventus in 2014, and he shall be hoping for comparable success at Napoli.
“For me, this unveiling is an excessive amount of. It is the primary time one thing like this has occurred and I thank the president,” Allegri stated, as reported by Soccer Italia.
“Antonio Conte has proven all his price throughout his profession. I am fortunate. That is the second time I’ve taken over Antonio’s workforce. I hope it is a good omen. Luck is essential in life.”
“It is essential to work critically and professionally, and particularly to search out the fundamentals for March. As I all the time say, the season is set right here.
“It is going to be essential to remain in competition for the Scudetto, the Champions League and the Coppa Italia.”
Director Allegri’s presentation, stay from the Teatro San Carlo in Naples
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After main Milan to the Scudetto in 2010/11, Allegri went on to win 5 league titles in a row with Juve and 5 Coppa Italia titles with the Bianconeri, together with their second within the 2023/24 season.
Nonetheless, his second season with Milan was disappointing. The Rossoneri completed fifth in Serie A, only one level behind Como.
Milan’s 70 factors had been essentially the most they’d ever scored in a Serie A season regardless of ending outdoors the highest 4 (third all-time for factors with wins), nevertheless it was not sufficient to avoid wasting Allegri.
After Allegri left Milan, he was instantly checked out as a candidate to interchange Conte, however he was additionally reportedly being thought-about as a candidate to teach the vacant Italian nationwide workforce.
Italy are in search of a brand new supervisor after Gennaro Gattuso, who joined Lazio after the Azzurri missed out on a 3rd consecutive World Cup, was sacked.
Nonetheless, Allegri stated: “We now have not had any contact with the (Italian) federation.
“I’ve spoken to the (Napoli) president and we had been already shut associates a number of years in the past. I’m blissful to have the ability to work with him and with Napoli as a complete.”
“I’ve gamers who can play in a number of programs, however the essential factor is to have enthusiasm and the will to realize targets via sacrifice and exhausting work.
“And, like I stated, I consider we inherit a workforce with these qualities.”
Napoli will open the 2026-27 season with a visit to Genoa earlier than a tricky double-header towards Cesc Fabregas’ Como and champions Inter.
