Luciano Spalletti, who made Napoli champion, leaves

At Napoli, which won the Serie A championship after 33 years, the parting of ways with coach Luciano Spalletti was made certain.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis spoke about the situation of experienced manager Spalletti, 64, who is rumored to be leaving the team for a while, in a show he attended last night on Italian state television Rai 3.

De Laurentiis, who said Spalletti, who led Napoli to a happy ending in Serie A after 33 years, wanted to take a year off, said: “Spalletti is a free man. When someone comes up to you and says that he thinks he’s on top of himself and wants to take a gap year, it’s okay to let it slide. He gave us a lot, so I thank him.” he used his statements.

With this statement by De Laurentiis, the separation between Napoli and Spalletti, which has been in the press for some time, has also been made definitive.

The news circulated in the Italian sports press that Luis Enrique or another Spaniard Rafael Benítez, who was previously with the Blue and Whites in the 2013-2015 season, could take charge of Napoli in the post-Spalletti period.

Spalletti, who took charge of Napoli in 2021, finished third in Serie A in his first season and allowed them to participate in the UEFA Champions League the following season, and in his second season, Napoli won the league championship for the first time. since 1990 he had been the architect.

Although Spalletti’s Napoli clinched the league title weeks ago this season, they said goodbye to the Italian Cup early in the round of 16 and were knocked out of the Champions League by losing to Milan in the quarter-finals. (AA)