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New Juventus coach Damien Comolli confirmed Igor Tudor for 2025/2026 a couple of days ago,

Juventus to Hand Coach Tudor a Contract Extension

June 12, 2025 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2025-2026 Leave a comment

New Juventus head Damien Comolli confirmed Igor Tudor for 2025/2026 a couple of days ago, and the parties quickly struck an agreement to renew his contract. It would have run out at the end of next season otherwise.

Napoli had been working on signing Jonathan David before Antonio Conte made his decision. They momentarily paused their pursuit.

Napoli Adjusting Their Strategy with Conte Staying

June 2, 2025 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Parma, Serie A, Serie A 2025-2026, Sporting CP, Transfer Market, Udinese Leave a comment

Napoli had been working on signing Jonathan David before Antonio Conte made his decision. They momentarily paused their pursuit once the gaffer chose to stay put. They might add somebody more similar to Romelu Lukaku.

Two of the biggest pieces of the puzzle have been sorted, but there’s a long way to go to complete the whole domino of Serie A benches.

Busy Serie A Coaching Carousel Set for More Chaos

May 30, 2025 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Atalanta, Cagliari, Como, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Lecce, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2025-2026, Tactical Trends, Torino Leave a comment

Two of the biggest pieces of the puzzle have been sorted, but there’s a long way to go to complete the whole domino of Serie A benches. Antonio Conte will stay at Napoli, while Milan have snapped up Massimiliano Allegri.

Juventus don’t really know whether Antonio Conte will indeed return but they are bolstering their front office in the meantime.

Juventus Slated to Bring in Former Toulouse President

May 29, 2025 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026, Transfer Market Leave a comment

After a few weeks of optimism, Juventus don’t really know whether Antonio Conte will return this summer and, in the meantime, they’ll bolster their front office with two additions: Damien Comolli from Toulouse and Matteo Tognozzi.

The Napoli hierarchy stated its case to Antonio Conte in a meeting in Rome on Monday that has at least convinced the coach to take his time.

Napoli Doing What They Can to Talk Conte Into Staying

May 28, 2025 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026, Transfer Market Leave a comment

The Napoli hierarchy stated its case to Antonio Conte in a long meeting in Rome on Monday, which has at least convinced the coach to take more time before making the call after his departure seemed certain in previous days.

Juventus are waiting for Antonio Conte to part ways with Napoli in an amicable fashion before lodging their offer.

Juventus Could Be Headed for a Substantial Shake-Up

May 27, 2025 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Juventus are waiting for Antonio Conte to part ways with Napoli in an amicable fashion before lodging their offer. They are confident that the massive celebrations and the pressure from the players and the officials haven’t altered the coach’s stance.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis or other officials haven’t come out publicly to stop the chatter about the future of Antonio Conte.

Serie A Round 38: Vesuvius Erupts – Napoli Are Champions Again

May 23, 2025 Marko Vrakela Cagliari, Como, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Goals on either side of halfitme saw Napoli beat bottom-half Cagliari 2-0 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and confirm their fourth Serie A title. Despite winning at Como via the same scoreline, Inter must settle for a runner-up finish.

Massimiliano Allegri is ready to return after a one-year sabbatical, and he’s at the center of the upcoming coaching carousel in Serie A.

Three Serie A Powerhouses Eye Allegri for Their Bench

May 22, 2025 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Bologna, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026 One comment

Massimiliano Allegri is ready to return after a one-year sabbatical, and he’s at the center of the upcoming coaching carousel in Serie A. Inter, Napoli, and Milan are all considering him. Al-Hilal have resumed pursuing Simone Inzaghi.

Romelu Lukaku may no longer be as prolific as in his heyday, but all his goals have been meaningful this year. He has once again scored 10 goals.

Serie A Preview: Napoli vs Cagliari – Team News Line-ups & Prediction

May 21, 2025 Marko Vrakela Cagliari, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Napoli fans await Friday with bated breath as bottom-half Cagliari roll into town for a nerve-wracking Serie A finale. It all comes down to this for Antonio Conte and his side after they missed a golden chance to lock down a fourth Scudetto in the last round.

Napoli don’t believe that Antonio Conte has already decided to depart and return to Juventus will need to be convincing.

Conte to Present Massive Demands to Stay at Napoli

May 21, 2025 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Napoli don’t believe that Antonio Conte has already decided to depart and return to Juventus. On the other hand, they’ll have to meet his hefty conditions to continue on the Azzurri bench. Aurelio De Laurentiis will have his chance to reel in the coach.

Napoli president De Laurentiis has met a couple of times with Allegri to be ready for the possibility that Conte is a one-and-done.

Napoli Working on Fallback Plan Should Conte Move On

May 20, 2025 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Serie A 2025-2026 Leave a comment

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has met a couple of times with Massimiliano Allegri during the recent tennis tournament in Rome to be ready for the possibility that Antonio Conte is a one-and-done, even should they win the Scudetto.

Scott McTominay will be ready to roll as Napoli will face Empoli on Monday. The knocks he picked up versus Bologna won’t sideline him.

Napoli Player Ratings vs Parma: Lukaku and Raspadori Fire Blank

May 18, 2025 Marko Vrakela Napoli, Parma, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Napoli wasted a glorious chance to clinch their second Scudetto in three years as Parma held them to a scoreless draw at Stadio Ennio Tardini. Cristian Chivu's team did Inter a favor by taking the Serie A title race into the final weekend.

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