Heading back to the future, Napoli aim to kick-start their Scudetto defence on Saturday evening, when they visit Atalanta BC under 'new' management.
Walter Mazzarri's second spell starts against La Dea, who sit just one point and one place behind in the Serie A standings.
It was only a matter of time before club president Aurelio Di Laurentiis decided to act, and the unloved Rudi Garcia effectively wrote his own goodbye note by overseeing a 1-0 home defeat to lowly Empoli just before the international break.
With several other candidates either overlooked or unavailable, De Laurentiis turned to one of his trusted former coaches, Walter Mazzarri, perhaps recalling that only three men have led Napoli to more league wins than the ex-Watford boss throughout their long Serie A history.
Having started his first reign in 2009, Mazzarri spent just under four years in charge of the Partenopei, guiding them to the last 16 of the Champions League and then winning the Coppa Italia. However, his career took a downward trajectory thereafter, and the 62-year-old's most recent appointment was at Cagliari, where he was sacked midway through last year.
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