Napoli appoint Massimiliano Allegri until 2029 after AC Milan exit

[p]The 58-year-old is one of ‌Italy's most decorated managers with ‌six Serie A titles and four ‌domestic doubles across successful spells with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]‌Juventus[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a].[/p][p]Allegri arrives in Naples after his second stint with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]‌Milan[/a] was cut short in ⁠May after ‌only one season, getting the sack following ​a late-season collapse that the club's American owners, RedBird Capital ​Partners, branded an "unequivocal failure."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/cagliari-SCGVmKHb/?mid=zqzJHR0D"]A 2-1 home defeat[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cagliari/SCGVmKHb/"]Cagliari[/a] condemned Milan to ⁠a fifth-place ​finish, meaning the seven-time European champions missed out on Champions League qualification for a second consecutive season.[/p][embed guid="d8a54734-dd87-494a-a53f-3e0e98e91ce3" url="https://x.com/en_sscnapoli/status/2072960208091890017" social-type="twitter" /][p]Allegri's ‌dismissal was part of a sweeping boardroom clearance at the San Siro, with senior executives Giorgio Furlani, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tare-igli/CWZ8N7Qf/"]Igli Tare[/a], and Geoffrey Moncada also departing.[/p][p]Milan had maintained a sustained challenge for the Serie A title for much of the campaign before ‌a sharp decline in form at ​the end, winning just one ‌of their final four matches.[/p][p]At [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a], Allegri replaced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/conte-antonio/23vSAc12/"]Antonio Conte[/a], who announced his departure despite guiding the team to a second-place finish ⁠behind champions ⁠Inter Milan.[/p]