The Italian football champions SSC Napoli have a new coach in Serie A Walter Mazzarri achieved a liberation. In the new coach’s first game, the defending champions won 2-1 (1-0) at Atalanta Bergamo on Saturday (November 25th, 2023).
The 62-year-old succeeded Rudy Garcia started. The Georgian Khwitscha Kwaratschelia (44th minute) and Eljif Elmas (79th) scored for Napoli. The ex-Leipziger Ademola Lookman (53.) had made it 1-1.
Mazzarri had received a contract until June 30, 2024; he had already worked at Napoli from 2009 to 2013. In 2012 he won the Italian Cup with Napoli.
Most recently, the champions lost 0-1 against FC Empoli, after which Garcia had to leave. Also in the Champions League The SSC couldn’t get past a 1-1 draw against Union Berlin in the last group game.
15-year-old used for Milan against Florence
striker Francesco Camarda At 15 years and 260 days, he is the youngest professional footballer ever to appear in a Serie A game. Coach Stefano Pioli from the Italian top club AC Milan substituted the striker in the 83rd minute in the league game against AC Florence (1-0) on Saturday evening. With his short stint, Camarda replaced defender Wisdom Amey from FC Bologna, who played in Serie A in 2021 at the age of 15 years and 274 days.
A few days before the important one Champions League-Game against Borussia Dortmund, Milan had run out of professionals, which is why Pioli called the young Camarda into his squad for the home game against Florence. “Talent has no age”said Pioli on Friday.
Camarda, who was born in Milan, made his UEFA debut this season Youth Leaguein the Milan U19 team and in the Italian U17 team – he has now also made a successful Serie A debut.