MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI is reportedly fighting to save his job at Napoli – after the giants’ woeful start to the season continued.
The Italian heavyweights suffered a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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It came after Allegri, 59, steered Napoli to back-to-back Serie A defeats against Como and Inter Milan.
And it has left club chiefs considering a quickfire change in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona dugout.
Calciomercato report Napoli are preparing to brutally sack Allegri if he fails to bag three points against Bologna on Sunday.
Gli Azzurri owner Aurelio De Laurentiis is furious with early season results and performances.
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Napoli’s narrow loss to Arsenal, courtesy of Martin Odegaard’s second half strike, has left the ex-AC Milan supremo on the brink.
Atalanta chief Raffaele Palladino has already been earmarked as a top candidate if De Laurentiis brutally wields the axe.
Allegri admitted Napoli need to cut out errors if they want to kick their season into life after being beaten by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
The Italian, who was handed the job after Antonio Conte quit in the summer, said: “Arsenal are a great team.
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“We needed to be patient in not conceding. We raised our level. We could’ve not conceded and we could’ve scored.
“We need to analyse our mistakes. The first half we could’ve done better on a technical level.
“But Arsenal put in a great performance to be able to score. They are a great side.”
Allegri would already become the second managerial casualty of the Serie A season.
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Fiorentina sacked Fabio Grosso just THREE matches into the domestic campaign.
The World Cup winner led his side to defeats against Roma, Frosinone and Torino – conceding nine goals in the process.
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Bournemouth
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Brentford
Villa
15:00
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Forest
Chelsea
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Palace
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Ipswich
Liverpool
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Sunday 6 September
Arsenal
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Everton
2 – 2
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Man Utd
Saturday 5 September
Hull
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Forest
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Man City
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2 – 3
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