Schiavelli and Micheli and the Post-Giuntoli Naples Reorganization

Don’t call them “men in the shadows,” they aren’t anymore. After the farewell to Cristiano Giuntoli, officially approved in the last few hours but already expected months ago, Aurelio De Laurentiis has rethought the structure of Napoli. In practice, he decided to redistribute his functions between some figures already present in the organizational chart: Andrea Schiavelli, managing director of the club and Filomauro, and Maurizio Micheli, chief scout, with the help of Leonardo Mantovani. Perhaps this option can be considered the most reflective of the management model that the boss wants to implement. The aim is to promote the corporate concept of the football club and not to fall into the trap of a purely sporting dimension. In practice, De Laurentiis aims to equip himself with a technical and administrative staff that is independent of players, coaches, and the rigidity that coherence of design sometimes imposes. Here, then, it is explained how not to look for a replacement for Giuntoli with the typical duties of a sports director, but to reorganize internally. An ambitious step made in the wake of the historic Scudetto win. Perhaps the president’s biggest bet is often pioneering simplicity of thinking.