Walter Mazzarri has been sacked by Napoli, becoming the second manager sent packing by the ailing Italian champions this season, Italian media reported on Monday.
He took charge in November after Rudi Garcia was dismissed but Napoli have since fallen to ninth in Serie A ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League last 16 clash with Barcelona.
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Slovakia’s national team coach Francesco Calzona is set to be hired until the end of the season and will be in charge for the first-leg visit of Barca.
Calzona guided Slovakia to Euro 2024 but has a huge job on his hands as he returns to Napoli where he was an assistant during Luciano Spalletti’s first season which left the club without a trophy.
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