Rudi Garcia solidified his position on the Napoli bench with the wins against Hellas Verona and Union Berlin following the international break and the whole Antonio Conte affair. However, the first half versus Milan raised questions about the gaffer, who’s not totally out of the woods, La Repubblica relayed.
The French coach must win the next three games to save his job. The Azzurri have three manageable fixtures coming up versus Salernitana, Union Berlin, and Empoli. There’s no more room for slip-ups in Serie A. They are already seven points behind league-leading Inter.
Napoli dropped out of the top four after Atalanta leapfrogged them thanks to their comfortable victory on Monday. Aurelio De Laurentiis has been ever-present to back Garcia in recent weeks.
If the Partenopei stumble in one of the coming matches, the possibility of a coaching change will roar back in full force. However, it’s uncertain whom they’d go after as a replacement. Their top target Conte took his name out of the hat.
Our Take on Napoli and Garcia
The display against Milan proved they hadn’t turned the corner for good. Still, it’s more likely that not they’ll sweep the upcoming tilts, buying the coach some more time, also for lack of credible alternatives. This underlying uncertainty does more harm than good.
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