# Kim Min-jae leaves Naples Second 'humiliation' due to manager replacement due to poor performance

Last season, there was a clear gap in the Italian Serie A championship defense for the first time in 33 years Struggling in the beginning and finishing in 9th place

[Naples](https://casinosite.gitbook.io/untitled-5/), the former team of Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), the core of the Korean national soccer team's defense, and the defending champion of Italian professional soccer Serie A, has faced difficulties and decided to replace their second coach during the season.

The Naples club announced on the 20th (Korean time) that it had parted ways with coach Walter Machari and appointed new coach Francesco Calzona.

This is the second coach dismissal this season.

Napoli, which reached the top of Serie A for the first time in 33 years last season, began the 2023-2024 season with Rudi Garcia at the helm as successor to coach Luciano Spalletti, who led the team to the championship.

However, they struggled in the early stages and were pushed out of the race for the lead. Napoli fired coach Garcia in November of last year, about five months after taking office, and handed the baton to Machari.

In particular, they had a hard time after [Kim Min-jae](https://sportstotolink.gitbook.io/untitled-5/) transferred. After playing 24 games, they recorded 10 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses (36 points), falling to 9th place.

Last season, they performed well, conceding 28 goals, the highest, but this season, they conceded the same number of goals in 24 games.

This is because Kim Min-jae, the key player in the championship, transferred to Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, leaving a huge gap in defense.

In the end, Director Machari also resigned.

[Calzona](https://glremoved1faytfultraders.gamerlaunch.com/users/blog/6206538/2220543/rangefinder-with-optical-anti-shake-technology/?gid=466144), who became his third coach this season, is currently in charge of the Slovak national team. The club explained, “We plan to serve as coach in a concurrent capacity until the Euro 2024 (European Football Championship) competition.” [한국야동](https://www.19guide03.com)