Montella, sacked by the Turkish national team, heads for a world giant: Crisis creates an opportunity

Napoli lost 4-1 away to Francesco Farioli's Porto in the fourth round of the Champions League. It was the seventh defeat in the 14 matches the team has played this season. At Napoli, whose league form has also been up and down, Kevin De Bruyne and Lorenzo Lucca had a brief argument during the match.

According to a report by Tuttomercato, head coach Massimiliano Allegri is not considering resigning, and Napoli's management currently has no plan to part ways with him. Even so, Vincenzo Montella's name was mentioned as a candidate should a change be made. The report also said Julian Nagelsmann, Arne Slot, Eddie Howe, Thiago Motta, Igor Tudor and Kasper Hjulmand could also be considered. It was claimed that Montella wants to reassess his options in Italy after his time with the Turkish national team and at the end of his long spell in Turkey.

After the match, Matteo Politano said, "I wish someone from outside the team would come and explain what happened, not us Italians, as always." According to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Politano may have been referring to Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa or Amir Rrahmani with these words. It was reported that the crisis in the team is rooted in the results and the large number of defeats.

It was reported that Allegri hopes to rally his squad during the international break that will begin after the Lazio match.