Massimiliano Allegri faces mounting pressure at Napoli after the team recorded 14 points in 10 Serie A matches, standing 14 points behind league leaders Lazio and nine points away from fourth place.
Across all competitions from the start of the season, the team has suffered seven defeats in 14 games, including the third defeat in four Champions League matches.
Previously, following a defeat against Porto, sports director Manna and vice sports director Sinicropi gathered Allegri’s harsh outburst at the team hotel, as top club executives—including president Aurelio De Laurentiis, vice-president Edoardo De Laurentiis (whose third child, Ginevra Catherine, was born), and CEO Andrea Chiavelli—were absent in Portugal.
The club’s earlier summer choices left the squad short on fresh energy, validating warnings previously issued by the coaching staff.
With the team sitting in tenth place after 11 league matches, management expects at least three incoming and three outgoing moves when the transfer window opens, with targets including Serie A top scorer Gustavo Varela, Sassuolo’s Bakola, Monaco’s Coulibaly, and 22-year-old Brazilian Shakhtar player Vinicius Tobias as a deputy to Di Lorenzo.
De Laurentiis visited the squad at Castel Volturno to confirm fiducia a tempo for Allegri, whose future remains tied to upcoming fixtures despite holding a three-year contract worth 4.5 million euros net per season, and though no ultimatum was given. Bookmakers have also listed potential alternatives including Stefano Pioli at odds of 4, Vincenzo Montella at 8, Sergio Conceiçao, and a possible return for Antonio Conte at odds of 10.
The immediate test arrives in a weekend match against Gennaro Gattuso’s Lazio squad before a scheduled break provides an opportunity for the club to evaluate the technical staff.
