Following Rafael Benitez's departure from Real Madrid, Napoli has picked Maurizio Sarri to lead the team forward as coach.
Following Rafael Benitez's departure from Real Madrid, Napoli has picked Maurizio Sarri to lead the team forward as coach.
A tweet published by the Stadio San Paolo club on Thursday night read: "Napoli can announce that the post of head coach for the 2015-16 season will be filled by Maurizio Sarri."
Maurizio Sarri led Empoli to a 4-2 win over his new club Napoli in April.
The challenge at Napoli lies in rejuvenating a team that fell short during two years under Benitez. Sarri's first task will be to convince an unsettled squad he is the man to lead them back into the top-three, with a number of key players, including Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon originally lured to Naples by Benitez now understood to be unsure about their own futures in southern Italy.