JAKARTA - Napoli finally came a new captain. The 2022/2023 Serie A champion appointed former coach Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr, Rudi Garcia.

Rudi Garcia replaces Luciano Spalletti who left his position after guiding I Partenopei to their first Scudetto since the 1989/1990 season.

Initially this news was conveyed by Napoli President Aurelio De Rukis through his official social media account. Not long after, the club officially announced the news of the arrival of the French coach.

"I am pleased to announce that after meeting and speaking for the past 10 days, Rudi Garcia will become Napoli's new coach," De ukis said on Twitter quoted by AFP.

Garcia himself said he was happy to get the trust to coach Napoli. He is also happy to be back in Italy.

"I'm happy to be able to take on this Napoli project. I'm very happy to be back in Italy," Garcia said on his Twitter account, as reported by Antara. "I'm very motivated and ambitious."

Garcia himself is no stranger to Italian football, he has coached AS Roma from 2013-2016 before moving to Ligue 1 France by training Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais.

The French coach then coached Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last season which was reinforced by Cristiano Ronaldo. Garcia then left Al Nassr in April with a joint decision.


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