ALL POSTS TAGGED "Luciano Spalletti"
UEFA Euro 2024
/ 174 days agoHas Italy done enough to show it is a Euro 2024 contender?
Italy and Croatia face off in matchday three at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany. Both are in the running to advance from Group B alongside Spain, as the Spaniards knocked off both sides in group play. Italy's 1-0 loss at the hands of Spain happened at the same time as Croatia's 2-2 draw with […]
UEFA Euro 2024
/ 187 days agoSpalletti's dynamic makes Italy a dark horse candidate at Euro 2024
Luciano Spalletti has high expectations for Italy at Euro 2024. That promises to be a thrilling spectacle, primarily because most of the squad is experiencing their first time playing together. While this unique situation poses some challenges with finding cohesion on the field, it also presents an exciting advantage of unpredictability that could work in […]
UEFA Euro 2024
/ 206 days agoItaly names previously banned star in Euro 2024 squad
Italy manager Luciano Spalletti has officially unveiled his provisional 30-man squad for Euro 2024. Gli Azzurri will enter the summer tournament looking to defend their European title. Italy previously edged England in the 2020 version (played in 2021 due to the pandemic) of the competition on penalty kicks. It was their first such title since […]
News
/ 274 days agoThree new players named in Italy's roster for friendlies in USA
The Italian national team is preparing for their next international break, which will be held on March 23 and 24. There will be no Serie A matches, but the Azzurri will play two friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador. In preparation for Euro 2024, coach Luciano Spalletti will find these two matches productive. For both of […]
Euro 2024
/ 397 days agoItaly at risk of missing another major tournament in Euro 2024
Entering the November international break, questions continue to surround the Italy National Team and its status in Euro 2024. The four-time World Cup champions and defending European Championship winners are at risk of missing another major tournament. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. That was the first time the Italians missed the […]
Leagues: Serie A
/ 398 days agoNapoli readies replacements for outgoing manager Rudi Garcia
Last season's Scudetto-winning side of Napoli is flailing under Rudi Garcia. The French replacement for Luciano Spalletti has struggled in his first 12 league games at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. With six wins, three draws and three losses, Napoli sits fourth in the Serie A table. It is 10 points adrift of Juventus, which […]
Italy
/ 470 days agoLuciano Spalletti: Italy's problems and how he may fix them
Last month, the Italian Football Federation confirmed that Luciano Spalletti will be taking over as the new Italy coach. Roberto Mancini, who had been manager for five years, resigned and was replaced by the former Napoli boss. The 64-year-old has a lengthy club management resume that includes stints as manager of Roma and Inter and […]
Italy
/ 489 days agoSpalletti to succeed Mancini as Italy boss but issue emerges
Luciano Spalletti requested a year-long sabbatical for this season, but he may be taking over at Italy. Fresh off leading Napoli to the Scudetto, Spalletti looks ready to take over as head coach of the Italy national team. Former head coach Roberto Mancini resigned on August 13 with the side in the middle of Euro […]
Leagues: Serie A
/ 575 days agoLuciano Spalletti to leave Napoli manager position, says report
Just two weeks after leading Napoli to their first Scudetto in over 30 years, manager Luciano Spalletti could leave the club at the end of the season, according to reports in Italy. The 64-year-old’s contract with the southern club was set to expire at the end of the season, but the Partenopei triggered an extension […]
Leagues: Serie A
/ 664 days agoDominance of Victor Osimhen taking Napoli to new heights
Across Europe's top-five leagues, Victor Osimhen is a major reason for why Napoli is the most in-form team with dominance domestically and continentally. The Nigerian striker, combining seamlessly with Georgian Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, has 18 goals. That is five better than second-place Lautaro Martínez at Inter Milan. More impressive, though, is that Osimhen has done it […]