Rome: Inter Milan appointed former Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Friday after sacking Andrea Stramaccioni following a disappointing ninth-place finish in Serie A. The 2010 Champions League winners have suffered a series of blows and gone through five coaches since their unprecedented treble under Jose Mourinho.
"FC Internazionale would like to thank Andrea Stramaccioni for the great commitment and professionalism he showed in a particularly difficult year. Walter Mazzarri has signed a two-year deal, " the club said on their website (www.inter.it). The usually fast-paced Italian managerial merry-go-round has gone into overdrive since the end of the season.
Media reports say Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez is poised to join Napoli while AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri is clinging to his job and AS Roma are without a permanent coach. The Gazzetta dello Sport website said Mazzarri, who announced his departure from Napoli after their 2-1 loss at Roma in their last game of the season on Sunday, has signed a deal worth 3.5 million euros a year.
The 51-year-old took Napoli to second place in Serie A this season and re-established them as a force in Italian football over his four-year spell in charge. They also won the Italian Cup last year. "We needed to make this change because this year will be difficult and I thought that there was a need for a manager with the experience of Mazzarri," Inter president Massimo Moratti told reporters on Friday....
08:58 AM, May 25, 2013
Rome: Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up. Mazzarri had been in charge of Napoli for four seasons and steered the team to the Champions League for the second time in three years. He says "at this point I think it is only right to either change scenery or have some time off. If... 
Rome: A defensive blunder by Napoli allowed a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Torino on Sunday, hurting the southern club's title chances. Lazio also dropped back after getting beat 4-0 by Catania, while Fiorentina were the day's big winner after beating Cagliari 4-1 to jump ahead of Lazio into fourth place. After sitting out Napoli's last two matches with a minor injury, Edinson Cavani celebrated his return by... 
Nyon: Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has lost his appeal to UEFA challenging a two-match touchline ban, and is barred from the Champions League round-of-16 matches against Chelsea. UEFA increased Mazzarri's punishment for "improper conduct," after he pushed Villarreal forward Nilmar to protest time-wasting tactics during a group match in December. UEFA says its appeals panel added a third match to the sanction. The additional ban was deferred for a two-year... 
