Aurelio De Laurentiis visited the locker room after the stunning defeat against Spezia but not to scold his squad. The Napoli president preached serenity and confidence despite their slide. The chairman is hopeful the Partenopei will turn things around once they get some pieces back.
He wants to commit his future to club he has known so well, having spent all his professional career in Naples, but only if the club will aim higher than it has in recent seasons.
The Italian-American, who is the founder and CEO of Mediacom – the fifth largest cable television company in the USA – owns New York Cosmos, along with La Viola.
Aurelio De Laurentiis denied that he tried to get Napoli into the Super League when it was first instituted. The owner criticized it, but that does not mean he agrees with the current scenario. The flamboyant executive has lofty plans to create a new European competition that could yield €10B in revenues. It would follow a different model.
President Aurelio De Laurentiis took advantage of the friendly between Napoli and Benevento to spice up the match versus Juventus, on top of tooting his own horn and sharing his vision for the Campania sides. "It is not sufficient to be the best team to win the Scudetto, because at times somebody steals what belongs to you."