Napoli held crisis talks over Massimiliano Allegri's position at their training ground and retained his backing for the time being ahead of Sunday's home match against Lazio.
Napoli's results
Napoli have suffered seven defeats in their first 14 matches of the 2026-27 season. They are eighth in Serie A after 10 matches, 14 points behind the league leaders, and have lost three of their first four games in Europe.
Talks and preparations for Lazio
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Aurelio De Laurentiis held face-to-face talks with Allegri, sporting director Giovanni Manna and the Napoli players at the training ground on Friday. De Laurentiis is sticking by Allegri for the time being, and the coach has not been issued with any form of ultimatum heading into the Lazio game.
Napoli are due to host Serie A leaders Lazio on Sunday. Lazio have won all five of their away matches in the league this season, while Napoli have entered a two-day-long training camp ahead of the match.
Public disagreements
Napoli lost 4-1 to Porto. Matteo Politano accused some of his senior, non-Italian teammates of not taking enough accountability and called out the foreigners for not talking to the media afterward.
Allegri was suspended for the Juventus game and lashed out at the players after the final whistle on Sunday. Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund later spoke to the media and publicly disagreed with Allegri's assessment of the game. The team's trust in Allegri is starting to waver.
January plans and injury impact
Corriere dello Sport reported that De Laurentiis plots to revamp the roster in January. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that an early coaching change is seen by De Laurentiis as a last resort. Napoli's growing number of injuries has impacted the team's start to the season.
