Naples fires Mazzarri two days before the Champions League match against Barça. The Italian team, which is ninth in Serie A, far from the European positions, names Francesco Calzona as a replacement.

Calzona was the second of the Italian Maurizio Sarri, current Lazio coach, during his time at Naples (2015-2018) until he received the call from Slovakia in 2022. In his time as Slovak coach he has accumulated 14 games, of which he has won seven, drawn four and lost three, which has been enough to qualify Slovakia for the next European Championship.