Milan: Juventus begin their Serie A campaign at Parma on Saturday looking to push their record Scudetto run to nine but with a different style of football under new coach Maurizio Sarri, who will miss the opening fixtures with pneumonia.
Behind, Napoli and Inter Milan are waiting in the wings hopeful that Sarri’s arrival can lead to turmoil in Turin and a changing of the guard in Italy. Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli have not won the title since 1990 and open at Fiorentina Saturday with Antonio Conte’s Inter at home to promoted Lecce on Monday.
Like Sarri, Conte last coached at Chelsea, and along with three-times Champions League winner Ancelotti, Serie A have a world class coaching setup this season. Juventus start the season without Sarri who will miss the Parma game and Napoli in Turin on August 31 with pneumonia.
Sarri has replaced Massimiliano Allegri whose pragmatic style of football fell out of favour despite his trophy-laden five years. (AFP)
