Zazzaroni backs Allegri as ‘perfect’ Napoli coach & Mancini ‘99% certain’ for Italy CT job
Ivan Zazzaroni has endorsed Massimiliano Allegri as the ideal successor to Antonio Conte at Napoli. He also stated that Roberto Mancini is nearly certain to be appointed as Italy's national team coach. Zazzaroni emphasized the need for an experienced coach to fill the potential void left by Conte.
- ▪Zazzaroni believes Allegri would be the perfect choice for Napoli.
- ▪He claims Mancini is 99.9% likely to become the next Italy coach.
- ▪Zazzaroni ruled out other candidates like Sarri and Grosso for Napoli's coaching position.
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