Serie A turned upside down: Allegri to coach Juve, Inzaghi Inter, Spaletti Napoli

The coaching carusel in Italy has started it’s ride and nobody knows when will it end. It’s a total chaos in Serie A, because, out of the first 10 clubs in the Seria A table, only two have not changed coaches! Milan and Atalanta, who finished second and third, will go into the new season with new coaches, while all others decided to change. And the biggest among them, Juventus and Inter found their coaches tonight: Massimiliano Allegri will (again) lead Juventus, while Simone Inazghi will take over champions Inter.

Goodbye Pirlo - welcome back Allegri

It all started with Juventus. After president Agnelli finally made up his mind and decided to let Andrea Pirlo go, it was clear that Massimiliano Allegri is the first and the only choice. Nothing could change Agnelli’s mind, even the fact that Juve legend Zinedine Zidane resigned from Real and was available. Nothing is still official, but since Allegri gave his word, Inter started to worry.

The Italian champions also had Allegri in mind, and when they heard he committed to his previous club, suddenly, they were in a hurry. Their next choice was Lazio’s coach Simone Inzaghi, who nearly signed a contact extension with the club in which he played and coached for. They pushed really hard, came up twice with a better offer and made it just in time: Inzaghi had a change of heart and decided to switch to Inter, where he will inherit a good squad, will play Champions League and will have a 4 million euros annual wage.

The next in line is Napoli, whose coach Gennaro Gattuso left the club and signed for Fiorentina. The Napolitians also had to hurry, because in the meantime Juventus got Allegri, who was also in the mix for Napoli, so they had to move in fast and they choose Luciano Spalletti, jobless since 2019, after he got the sack from Inter.

So far, nothing is official, apart from Inzaghi’s resignation, which was published on the official Lazio website, but it is expected that Allegri will be confirmed during the night, and Spalletti in the next few days. But that’s not all. Lazio are now looking for a new coach, and two most obvious choices are Walter Mazzarri (jobless) and Sinisa Mihajlovic from Bologna. If Mihajlovic, a self-declared Lazio fan decides to come, Bologna will be without a coach. And Sampdoria and Verona are also looking for new managers. And it goes on and on and on...