Aurelio De Laurentiis commented to Sky Sport on yet another change of coach in his Napoli: “Mazzarri is a family friend and it is always painful to sack a friend. I also thanked him for his availability in coming to help us in a moment of our difficulty. However, Napoli and its fans must always be able to give something more. Now we must give space and support to Francesco Calzona, who has already worked with us both in the Sarri and Spalletti managements and knows the 80% of this group.
Time will be a gentleman and only it will tell us if this was the right choice. Let’s try to help him, starting with the preparation of the match against Barcelona. Tomorrow at 8.30 he will be here in Naples and we will talk, then we will go to Castelvolturno where I will present him to the group and in particular to the new arrivals between last summer and the January transfer window. Hamsik? Marek is very intrigued by the idea of returning to work for this club for which over the years he has said no to top clubs such as Milan and Juventus.”