What a brutal weekend in Serie A, with both Juventus and Napoli getting absolutely wrecked, and now their coaches are staring down the barrel. Their jobs are seriously on the line, and everything hinges on the next few matches. While Lazio and Inter are somehow leading the pack, the real drama is unfolding with the giants who are stumbling hard.
Napoli’s Nightmare and Allegri’s Grim Reality
Massimo Allegri, the Azzurri head coach, is practically on thin ice after Napoli went down on Saturday. They lost to Venezia, who, get this, hadn’t won a single game all season, racking up six defeats! Venezia only got their first victory after bringing in Davide Nicola as their new coach. Seriously? Napoli has scraped together only 10 points in seven games so far, and to make matters worse, they’ve already dropped their first two Champions League matches. This isn’t just a rough start, it’s a full-blown crisis. You’ve got guys like T_Deeney and IFTVMarco out there saying, “We are talking about a legendary great manager. Sometimes you stay around long enough to see yourself become the villain.” That’s a brutal take, but when you’re losing to winless teams and flailing in Europe, it’s hard to argue. Napoli absolutely needs to get it together against Bodo/Glimt before they face AS Roma this weekend. Those two games aren’t just big for Allegri’s job; they’re massive for the entire campaign.
Juventus in Full-Blown Panic Mode Under Spalletti
Things are just as bad, if not worse, over at Juventus, where Luciano Spalletti is also fighting for his job. They suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat at home against Lazio. At their own stadium! This start has been incredibly disappointing for a club like Juventus, who’ve only managed 11 points and three wins in their first seven Serie A games. Spalletti was clearly rattled after the game on Sunday, even admitting to DAZN that his side was “lacking rhythm, ideas, intensity, and commitment. There were far too many attitudes and behaviours that I didn’t like.” Those are not the words you want to hear from your coach, and they should be a major red flag for the club. Juventus committed to Spalletti in the summer after he replaced Igor Tudor in the back half of the 2025-2026 season and had a positive run. But if this is how things are going, that “positive stint” feels like ancient history. The buzz is that “The players that they brought in are not of the level,” and if the coach isn’t getting through to them, something’s gotta give.
This is a crossroads for both these legendary clubs. For Napoli, it’s all eyes on those next two matches against Bodo/Glimt and then AS Roma. For Juventus, Spalletti’s words and his team’s performance have created an undeniable tension. Can either manager pull their team out of this tailspin, or are we about to see some massive changes in the coaching ranks of Serie A?
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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