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7 June 2026 Updated: 26 June 2026

Naples, three or four defense with Allegri? Here's how the backlog department can change

With Massimiliano Allegri arriving at Napoli, changes are expected in the defence. The transition from a three-module to a four-module is evaluated. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (or Alex Meret) could start in goal, Giovanni Di Lorenzo on the right, Miguel Gutierrez on the left, and Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno in the center. Possible alternatives include Mathias Olivera and Leonardo Spinazzola on the left flank, and Sam Beukema in defence.

Naples, three or four defense with Allegri? Here's how the backlog department can change
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Actions in football count much more than words, even going so far as to transform a particular year into a real lesson in returning to being fearful at the top of the table. At Atalanta it has now become routine to speak little and act a lot, but in view of the summer of 2026 the ideas have been even clearer especially in these last few weeks: to win by removing that label of "downsizing", also considering the last season which culminated with the conquest of the Conference League, but also characterized by various difficulties that the Dea faced. Learn from your mistakes (like the greats do) The 2025/2026 season was particular, being the first as a "big" season without Gasperini, where the club ran into many difficulties ranging from the choice of Juric to the responsibilities in building the team, up to the criticism. The owners' intentions to aim high have always been there, so much so that they managed to reach Europe with a great comeback led by Raffaele Palladino and to give themselves some satisfaction in the Champions League, despite the regret of the Italian Cup and the refusal of the renewal by the coach himself. Advance planning to return to winning Seventh place combined with the desire to return to shaking the competition in Italy and Europe, pushes Atalanta to get ahead of their rivals by focusing on winning profiles to return to the top. Via Tony D'Amico, inside Cristiano Giuntoli; Palladino out and Maurizio Sarri in: a choice as strong as it is ambitious, which takes advantage of the winning mentality of the last ten years (a bit like the Lakers when they chose Jackson to win the ring). Now there will be the signing campaign to provide other answers, but if the good morning starts in the morning, Atalanta is ready to experience a championship as a great protagonist.


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