The 2025-26 Serie A season will kick off on August 23. Final season Napoli gained the Scudetto on the final matchday after an thrilling race with Simone Inzaghi’s Inter. The whole lot has modified since then although, and two months later we now have a very totally different state of affairs within the league as seven of final season’s prime ten groups have changed their managers. Antonio Conte determined to remain at Napoli regardless of the curiosity coming from Juventus, because the Bianconeri confirmed Igor Tudor as head coach after he changed Thiago Motta through the previous season. Elsewhere Bologna have prolonged the deal of Vincenzo Italiano after successful the 2024-25 Coppa Italia. Other than these three coaches, each different staff made some huge modifications. Inter parted methods with Inzaghi after a disappointing Champions League closing defeat and appointed former 2010 Champions League winner Cristian Chivu. Atalanta noticed the top of the Gian Piero Gasperini period. He took cost of the Nerazzurri in 2016 however left this summer time and joined AS Roma whereas former Southampton coach Ivan Juric changed Gasperini. We even have three comebacks as Massimiliano Allegri rejoined AC Milan, Maurizio Sarri was appointed once more at Lazio and Stefano Pioli got here again at Fiorentina after teaching Al-Nassr for one season. Let’s check out energy rankings forward of the brand new season:
Rating all of the 2025-26 Serie A managers: Antonio Conte on the prime, Massimiliano Allegri, Maurizio Sarri, extra
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Title contenders
Groups that may race to win the Scudetto
1. Napoli
The 2024-25 Serie A champions needs to be thought of the frontrunners to win the Scudetto agan this season as Antonio Conte determined to remain on the membership and the roster was deeply improved. Former Manchester Metropolis midfielder Kevin de Bruyne joined Napoli as a free agent alongside Noa Lang from PSV, Sam Beukema from Bologna, Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic from Torino making Napoli even stronger. It is a huge benefit for Conte and his staff, extra so since most of their opponents determined to switch their coaches.
2. Inter
The Nerazzurri are coming off a disappointing finish of the season the place they did not win a trophy and most notably misplaced 5-0 within the Champions League closing towards PSG. Chivu, the brand new head coach, has little Serie A expertise as he solely coached 13 video games final 12 months with Parma managing to avoid wasting the staff from relegation, but it surely’s tough to foretell if he’ll be capable to deliver the membership again to success within the brief time period. For positive, the roster remains to be robust and aggressive, however the lack of expertise of the brand new supervisor would possibly have an effect on the staff’s performances in his first full season as Serie A coach.
3. AC Milan
AC Milan can replicate the success of Napoli final 12 months, when underneath Conte the Azzurri had been capable of win the title throughout a season the place they weren’t enjoying European tournaments. Nonetheless, it is very totally different from the Napoli state of affairs final summer time because the Rossoneri bought some key gamers reminiscent of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester Metropolis and Theo Hernandez to Al-Hilal and are nonetheless within the section of rebuilding the staff forward of the brand new season. Allegri’s return to the membership, following his 2010-11 Scudetto triumph with the Rossoneri, strongly positions the staff for fulfillment, hopefully assuring a Champions League qualification.
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European contenders
Groups that may compete for a spot within the European tournaments subsequent season
4. Juventus
The Bianconeri have determined to maintain Igor Tudor after changing Thiago Motta on the finish of March and began one other cycle on the membership, as former sport director Cristiano Giuntoli additionally left Juventus this summer time. The must make some modifications to the roster earlier than the top of the summer time switch window, however they’re in a robust place in comparison with the opponents to finish up in a Champions League spot subsequent 12 months.
5. AS Roma
That is most likely essentially the most fascinating appointment of the summer time within the Italian Serie A as Gasperini determined to go away Atalanta after 9 years the place he was capable of win the 2024 version of the UEFA Europa League and can begin a brand new chapter at AS Roma. After a disappointing season saved by Claudio Ranieri, who’s now serving as an advisor to the Friedkin household, the membership’s house owners, the Giallorossi sought a supervisor of his caliber to guide them ahead. Can Gasperini replicate the success at Roma?
6. Como
Como would be the shock of the 2025-26 season, if we are able to name it a shock. After spending over $100 million this summer time to enhance the roster, Cesc Fabregas is now able to shine and produce his mission to the subsequent stage. The membership refused to let the supervisor be part of Inter this summer time, and so they had extra causes to do it. It is now as much as Fabregas to indicate the world why Como might be the subsequent huge factor in Italian soccer.
7. Fiorentina
Former AC Milan and Al-Nassr supervisor Stefano Pioli made his comeback at Fiorentina the place he was the pinnacle coach from 2017 to 2019 and there at the moment are loads of expectations round this staff particularly after maintaining a participant like Moise Kean this summer time. Fiorentina are anticipated to enhance the performances of the final season, once they ended up in sixth place and certified for the UEFA Convention League.
8. Bologna
There will probably be much more stress this season for Bologna, after qualifying for Champions League soccer two years in the past after which successful the Coppa Italia underneath Vincenzo Italiano’s administration final season. It is tough to foretell if they’ll make that additional step now, however they signed skilled gamers like Ciro Motionless and Federico Bernardeschi to enhance on the worldwide stage.
9. Atalanta
The Nerazzurri will probably undergo a bit after the farewell of a key determine reminiscent of Gasperini. The membership determined to nominate a supervisor who might go in an analogous path and Juric labored a few years with the identical Gasperini each as a participant and as a supervisor. Nonetheless, it is s dangerous resolution contemplating Juric failed at each AS Roma and at Southampton through the 2024-25 season. He will not have a lot time obtainable to indicate he can take this position.
10. Lazio
Regardless of the comeback of Maurizio Sarri, the most effective managers in Serie A, Lazio’s switch enterprise was deeply affected by some monetary points that could not enhance the roster this summer time. This is the reason it is tough to say if Sarri’s talents alone can deliver the staff again to Europe on the finish of the season.
Within the center
Groups that should not be frightened about relegation
11. Torino
They haven’t capable of qualify for European tournaments in recent times, however on the similar time they by no means actually risked or had been concerned within the relegation race. We do not anticipate one thing totally different this season regardless of a brand new skilled supervisor like former Lazio boss Marco Baroni.
12. Udinese
Udinese had a quiet, regular season underneath the brand new coach final 12 months Kosta Runjaic after a way more difficult one and for this reason they now have to proceed on this manner, whereas additionally managng some exits reminiscent of their primary striker Lorenzo Lucca who left and joined Napoli this summer time.
13. Genoa
It is a related state of affairs to those of Udinese and Torino, as Genoa began a brand new cycle final 12 months when Patrick Vieira was appointed as the brand new supervisor to switch Alberto Gilardino over the past season. For them, it is most likely too early to aspire for a qualification within the European tournaments.
Battle to keep away from relegation
Groups that may race to keep away from the relegation within the second division
14. Parma
The Italian membership made one of the fascinating but in addition dangerous choices and appointed former assistant to Mikel Arteta at Arsenal Carlos Cuesta as the brand new head coach to switch Chivu who joined Inter this summer time. Cuesta, 29, grew to become the youngest supervisor within the historical past of Serie A and it is virtually unattainable to foretell how he’ll carry out in his first 12 months as skilled first staff supervisor.
15. Cagliari
Cagliari have a robust expertise and managed to maintain their spot within the first division over time regardless of some modifications in each administration and roster and this season they’re attempting it otherwise as Cagliari promoted the previous U19 supervisor and former defender Fabio Pisacane as the brand new head coach.
16. Sassuolo
Sassuolo are again in Serie A after just one season within the second division, and contemplating their monetary potential, it is tough to assume they will not be capable to preserve their spot in Serie A after dropping it. We are able to now think about Sassuolo as one of the constant groups within the league and they’re now again.
17. Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona had been ready, because of the unimaginable job of the previous and present supervisor, to maintain their place within the league regardless of some huge monetary problems with the previous possession. On January 2025 the membership was acquired by an American fund that may attempt to consolidate their place within the coming years and that is nice information for the followers and the staff.
18. Cremonese
Regardless of appointing a brand new coach like Davide Nicola who is taken into account the most effective in the case of avoiding relegation, it seems to be like they should drastically enhance the staff within the final month of the summer time switch window in the event that they need to have any likelihood.
19. Lecce
It is going to be rather more tough for Lecce to maintain their spot within the first division this 12 months, particularly as a result of they changed their coach once more and appointed former Venezia boss Eusebio Di Francesco who changed Marco Giampaolo on the membership. Wanting on the roster, it may additionally be affected by the final weeks of the summer time switch window, with some key gamers anticipated to go away earlier than the deadline.
20. Pisa
Pisa are again in Serie A after greater than 30 years, however the staff would not appear like it might probably survive in comparison with the opponents. They undoubtedly want so as to add some skilled Serie A gamers to the roster earlier than its too late.
